Waste Incineration and Public Health

by Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council, et al.

Incineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical waste--but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Waste Incineration and Public Health informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human health--along with expert conclusions and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030906371X
• ISBN13: 9780309063715
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"