A comparison of international standards for the beneficial use of biomaterials: Can we see where we might be going?

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-71

  Evans, T ^a  

^a Tim Evans Environment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Biomaterials; Biosolids; Good practice; Quality assurance; Recycling; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002671665     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2001.tb00306.x     Document Type: Article

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