Title: Environmental and health impact of solid waste management activities
Description: Solid waste management issues are a highly emotive topic. Disposal costs need to be balanced against environmental impact, which often results in heated public debate. Disposal options such as incineration and landfill, whilst unpopular with both the public and environmental pressure groups, do not pose the same environmental and health risks as, for example, recycling plants. This book, written by international experts, discusses the various waste disposal options that are available (landfill, incineration, composting, recycling) and then reviews their impact on the environment, and particularly on human health. Comprehensive and highly topical, Environmental and Health Impact of Solid Waste Management Activities will make a strong contribution to scientific knowledge in the area, and will be of value to scientists and policy-makers in particular.
Subjects: Refuse and refuse disposal, Environmental aspects, Refuse disposal facilities, Health aspects, Risk, Sanitary engineering, Risk management, Pollution, Probabilities, Organization, Public health, Sanitation, Statistics, Health services administration, Medical care, Risk assessment, Epidemiologic Measurements, Sanitary Engineering, Risk Management, Environmental Pollution, Waste Management, Probability, Organization and Administration, Public Health, Statistics as Topic, Health Services Administration, Environment and Public Health, Communicable Disease Control, Epidemiologic Methods, Public Health Practice, Delivery of Health Care, Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms, Quality of Health Care, Investigative Techniques, Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Analytical, Risk Assessment, Refuse Disposal, Environmental Exposure, Déchets, Élimination, Aspect de l'environnement, Risque, Technique sanitaire, Gestion du risque, Probabilités, Organisation, Santé publique, Salubrité publique, Statistiques, Services de santé, Administration, Prestation de soins, Évaluation du risque, Exposition (Toxicologie), Chemistry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Environmental, Science