Document ID (ISN) | 56418 |
CIS number |
91-1218 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0007-5914 - Bundesgesundheitsblatt |
Year |
1990 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Lukassowitz I. |
Title |
Minimising dioxin emissions into the environment is urgently needed in order to reduce dioxin levels |
Original title |
Eintragsminimierung zur Reduzierung der Dioxinbelastung dringend erforderlich [in German] |
Bibliographic information |
1990, No.8, p.350-354. |
Abstract |
The Federal Bureau of Health and the Environmenal Protection Agency of Germany have prepared a report on measures to reduce dioxin emissions. Excerpts of the recommended measures are presented. They address: reduction of dioxin emissions from waste incineration, smelting and metalworking plants as well as the pulp and paper industry; prohibition of the use of brominated and chlorinated plastics in flammable equipment; prohibition of any increase in existing dioxin pollution of the soil. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Germany (Federal Republic of); tetrachlorodibenzodioxin; garbage incineration; basic metal industries; pollution control; metalworking industry; pulp and paper industry; neighbourhood protection |
Descriptors (secondary) |
carcinogens; environmental pollution; survey; limitation of exposure |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Pollution control Paper and paper products industry Heterocyclic compounds Waste collection and disposal Metalworking industry
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