South West Public Health Observatory

Waste management and public health: the state of the evidence: a review of the epidemiological research on the impact of waste management activities on health. July 2002

Research funded by the South West Public Health Observatory.

 

Introduction   Waste management   Impact on human health   Evidence of an impact on health Summarising the evidence   Protecting the health of the public   Recommendations   Conclusions References   Appendices

Project team: Dr Derek Pheby, Melanie Grey, Dr Lorenzo Giusti, Lisa Saffron, Centre for Research in Environmental Systems, Pollution and Remediation, University of the West of England, UWE.

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