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Waste deposit sites and incinerators, the two main disposal routes of waste today, raise important health concerns. Therefore, the questions if and to what extent new projects in the waste management area will result in potential health damage are most relevant.
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Hens, L. (2000). Health and Environmental Impact Assessment. In: Nicolopoulou-Stamati, P., Hens, L., Howard, C.V. (eds) Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies. Environmental Science and Technology Library, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9550-6_12
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