Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 2005; Volume 83, Number 6, Year 2005 83 (6), Pages 404: Regional Associations of Medical Journal Editors ; Moving from Rhetoric to Reality

By Farrokh Habibzadeh

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Title:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 2005; Volume 83, Number 6, Year 2005 83 (6), Pages 404: Regional Associations of Medical Journal Editors ; Moving from Rhetoric to Reality
Author:	Farrokh Habibzadeh
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
This document has been prepared by the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization for governments of its Member States in the Region. A limited number of copies are available from the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Environment and Health Service, Scherfigsvej 8, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WASTE AND INCINERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Types and characteristics of waste . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MSW incineration technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Control of incinerator emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Impact of incinerator operation on atmospheric emissions . . 12 DISCHARGE OF METALS AND PAH FROM INCINERATORS . . . . . . . . . 15 Redistribution of elements during combustion . Atmospheric emissions and deposition . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1156 Incinerator ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Government regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 HEALTH-RELATED BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Human health concerns of cadmium. mercury. and lead . . . . 31 Health effects and critical populations . . . . . . . . . . 31 Human health concerns of PAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 SIGNIFICANCE OF MSW INCINERATOR EMISSIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH . . 36