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close this bookGuidelines for safe disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals in and after emergencies (WCC - ECHO - ICRC - IFRC - FIP - ISWA - MSF - UNHCR - Oxfam - PSF - UNICEF - UNDP - WHO/EDM, 1999, 36 p.)
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Further reading

1. Ham R. Guidance for landfilling waste in economically developing countries; EPA-600/R-98-040 April 1998. CalRecovery Inc., International Solid Waste Association, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Available from: International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Overgaden Oven Vandet 48 E, DK-1415 Copenhagen K, Denmark.

2. Savage GM, Sharpe H. Assessment of non-regulated household hazardous wastes in the Seattle area. Waste Management and Research 1987; 5(2):159-171.

3. SKAT & Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Solid waste management directory of English-language publications and organisations for low- and middle-income countries. St Gallen: Swiss Centre for Development Cooperation in Technology and Management (SKAT); 1998.