LANDFILLS VS. INCINERATORS: IDENTIFICATION AND COMPARISON OF THE HAZARDS POSED BY THE TOXIC EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES IN PUERTO RICO.

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