Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

  • Abbreviation: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9820
  • DOI: 10.5897/JTEHS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 219

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of biomedical waste in Kogi State University Teaching Hospital, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria

Sawyerr H. O.
  • Sawyerr H. O.
  • Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Health, Allied and Environmental Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.
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Adeolu A. T.*
  • Adeolu A. T.*
  • Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Health, Allied and Environmental Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.
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Salami O. O.
  • Salami O. O.
  • Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, School of Health, Allied and Environmental Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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Adejoh P. A.
  • Adejoh P. A.
  • Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Health, Allied and Environmental Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 09 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 11 October 2016
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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