Landfill health concerns
Landfill health concerns
- 2001
- Financial Times 16 August 2001, 1 & 4(2) .
Reacting to independent research due to be published in the British Medical Journal, government insists that living near a landfill site does not pose a health risk. The research found a slightly higher rate of birth defects in surrounding areas, and backs other research that links waste disposal methods and health problems. Graph. Key findings of the study available at http://www.doh.gov.uk/whatsnew/index.html and information on the health effects in relation to landfill sites available at http://www.doh.gov.uk/landh.htm
LANDFILL SITES
HEALTH HAZARDS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL
INCINERATION
WASTE RECYCLING
Reacting to independent research due to be published in the British Medical Journal, government insists that living near a landfill site does not pose a health risk. The research found a slightly higher rate of birth defects in surrounding areas, and backs other research that links waste disposal methods and health problems. Graph. Key findings of the study available at http://www.doh.gov.uk/whatsnew/index.html and information on the health effects in relation to landfill sites available at http://www.doh.gov.uk/landh.htm
LANDFILL SITES
HEALTH HAZARDS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL
INCINERATION
WASTE RECYCLING