Occupational and environmental health issues of solid waste management
Occupational and environmental health issues of solid waste management
This paper discusses both occupational health risks to workers and environmental health risks to residents and workers. Because worker exposure times are shorter than resident exposure times, some risks may be less for workers than for residents. On the other hand, contaminant levels to which workers are exposed can be significantly higher than those that reach residents, thus leading to increased risks for workers over residents.
Publication Date:
01/01/2006