"Refuse Disposal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The discarding or destroying of garbage, sewage, or other waste matter or its transformation into something useful or innocuous.
| Descriptor ID |
D012037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.800.800.700 N06.850.860.510.900.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Refuse Disposal- Refuse Disposal
- Disposal, Refuse
- Disposals, Refuse
- Refuse Disposals
Waste Disposal, Solid- Waste Disposal, Solid
- Disposal, Solid Waste
- Disposals, Solid Waste
- Solid Waste Disposal
- Solid Waste Disposals
- Waste Disposals, Solid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refuse Disposal" by people in Profiles.
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Men and women waste pickers on landfills in Johannesburg, South Africa: divergence in health, and socioeconomic status. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Mar; 95(2):351-363.
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Risk factors for problematic alcohol use among male waste pickers and caddies in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross-sectional study. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2022; 77(4):309-319.
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Illness, Self-Rated Health and Access to Medical Care among Waste Pickers in Landfill Sites in Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 27; 17(7).
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Common Mental Health Disorders among Informal Waste Pickers in Johannesburg, South Africa 2018-A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 07 23; 16(14).
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Climate change and landscape development in post-closure safety assessment of solid radioactive waste disposal: Results of an initiative of the IAEA. J Environ Radioact. 2018 Mar; 183:41-53.