Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies Proceedings of the Seminar ‘Health Impacts of Wate Management Policies’ Hippocrates Foundation, Kos, Greece, 12–14 November 1998
This chapter introduces key themes from the book, reflecting the topics of the 'Awareness of the Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies' Seminar, in Kos, Greece. November, 1998. The waste management and health scene is introduced by an outline of concems relating to persistent organic...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
| Series: | Environmental Science and Technology Library
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Table of Contents:
- Introductory Chapter: Awareness of the Health Impacts of Waste Management
- The Waste Management and the Health Scene
- Persistent Organic Chemical Pollution: An Introduction
- The Challenge to Achieve Better Landfills Where Only Dumps are Achieved Now: An Anthology
- Waste Management: An Industrial Policy Point of View
- National Policy Lines on Waste Management
- The European Environmental Bureau on the European Commission’s Proposal on Incineration of Waste
- Household Waste Management in the Flemish Region of Belgium
- Waste-To-Energy and Waste Management: Austrian and EU Policy Lines
- Policy Options for Waste Management in Greece
- Waste Management Policies in the United States of America
- Health Issues on Waste Management
- Background Exposure to Dioxins and PCB’S in Europe and The Resulting Health Effects
- Particulate Aerosols, Incinerators and Health
- Health and Environmental Impact Assessment
- Can Ecological Taxes Play a Role in Diminishing the Health Impacts of Waste Management?
- Co-Ordinated Regional Action for the Reduction of Solid Waste Pollution in the Framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan
- Case Studies
- A Local Increased Incidence of Orofacial Clefts in Amsterdam: The Result of Open Combustion of Chemicals?
- Health Effects of a Household Waste Incinerator Near Wilrijk, Belgium
- Impacts of Inadequate or Negligent Waste Disposal on Wildlife And Domestic Animals: Relevance for Human Health
- Towards a Precautionary Approach for Waste Management Supported by Education and Information Technology
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Units