Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2015
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
83p. : ill. ;
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
40117
Legacy PEIN ID:
80167
General Notes
Online only
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Regional Distribution and Status of AsbestosContaminated Construction Material and Best Practice Options for its Management in Pacific Island Countries
Abstract
PacWaste (Pacific Hazardous Waste) is a four year (2013-2017), 7.85 million, project funded by the European Union and implemented by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to improve regional hazardous waste management in 14 Pacific island countries plus Timor Leste, in the priority areas of healthcare waste, asbestos, E-waste and integrated atoll solid waste management. Asbestos-containing wastes and materials are a major issue for many Pacific Island countries with a history of use of asbestos-containing building materials in construction. All forms of asbestos are carcinogenic to humans and inhalation of asbestos fibres that have become airborne can cause serious lung disease or cancer.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2015
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
83p. : ill. ;
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
40117
Legacy PEIN ID:
80167
General Notes
Online only
Record Created: 12-Nov-2015
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022