Different methods of waste management emit a large number of substances, most in small
quantities and at extremely low levels. Raised incidence of low birth weight births has been …

Background Management of solid waste (mainly landfills and incineration) releases a
number of toxic substances, most in small quantities and at extremely low levels. Because of …

Background Policies on waste disposal in Europe are heterogeneous and rapidly changing,
with potential health implications that are largely unknown. We conducted a health impact …

Background In all, 70 municipal incinerators, 307 hospital incinerators and 460 toxic-waste
landfill sites in Great Britain were examined for evidence of effluents causing childhood …

Introduction Waste incineration is increasingly used to reduce waste volume and produce
electricity. Several incinerators have recently been proposed in Australia and community …

This review evaluates the epidemiological literature on health effects in relation to
incineration facilities. Several adverse health effects have been reported. Significant …

Objectives: Waste management in the Campania region has been characterised, since the
1980s, by widespread uncontrolled and illegal practices of waste dumping, generating …

Objectives Potential health hazards for the environment and people living nearby landfills
and incinerators are claimed to be related to several methods of waste management …

Abstract The Miron Quarry municipal solid waste landfill site in Montreal, Québec, generates
copious quantities of methane and other gases, including a rich mixture of volatile organic …

Concern about environmental pollutants has increased; however, it remains unclear
whether chronic exposures to toxic chemicals in the environment occur at doses sufficient to …