Household hazardous wastes as a potential source of pollution : a generation study

Certain domestic wastes exhibit characteristics that render them dangerous, such as explosiveness, flammability, spontaneous combustion, reactivity, toxicity and corrosiveness. The lack of information about their generation and composition hinders the creation of special programs for their collectio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 31(2013), 12 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 1279-84
1. Verfasser: Ojeda-Benítez, Sara (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Aguilar-Virgen, Quetzalli, Taboada-González, Paul, Cruz-Sotelo, Samantha E
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Hazardous household wastes Mexico environmental contamination mismanagement of wastes waste disposal waste generation Hazardous Waste
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