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Hazardous Waste Generation and Disposal: Options for Developing Countries

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  • G. ANANDALINGAM
  • MARK WESTFALL

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The industrial harzardous waste problem is going to be explosive in developing countries as they industrialize further. This paper examines the hazardous waste problem, highlights some toxic waste types, and provides a list of industries that generate most of those wastes. Technological, economic and institutional measures that could be combined to mitigate the hazardous waste problem in developing countries are described, and recommendations for dealing with the problem are presented.

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  • G. Anandalingam & Mark Westfall, 1987. "Hazardous Waste Generation and Disposal: Options for Developing Countries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 11(1), pages 37-47, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:11:y:1987:i:1:p:37-47
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1987.tb00288.x
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    1. Killmer, K. A. & Anandalingam, G. & Malcolm, S. A., 2001. "Siting noxious facilities under uncertainty," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 133(3), pages 596-607, September.
    2. Mohd Faiz Ibrahim & Rozita Hod & Haidar Rizal Toha & Azmawati Mohammed Nawi & Idayu Badilla Idris & Hanizah Mohd Yusoff & Mazrura Sahani, 2021. "The Impacts of Illegal Toxic Waste Dumping on Children’s Health: A Review and Case Study from Pasir Gudang, Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-16, February.

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