Consensus Study Report
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 recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication. The committee provides details on:
The book also examines some of the social, psychological, and economic factors that affect the communities where incineration takes place and addresses the problem of uncertainty and variation in predicting the health effects of incineration processes.
334 pages
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6 x 9
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hardcover
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-50446-5
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17226/5803
National Research Council. 2000. Waste Incineration and Public Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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