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Gambia: Tobacco Waste Contains Over 7000 Toxic Chemicals - WHO Reveals [1]

The World Health Organisation has revealed that tobacco waste contains over 7000 toxic chemicals that poison the environment, including human carcinogens.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2017
All Africa [2]
Tags:
Health [3], Tobacco [4], Environment [5], WHO [6], Hazardous Waste [7], Green House Gases [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases