The solid waste management scene in greater Beirut

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-187

  Nuwayhid, R Y ^a   Ayoub, G M ^a   Saba, E F ^a   Abi Said, S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Beirut; Characteristics; Composting; Incineration; Landfilling; Lebanon; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LAND FILL; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTES;

BEIRUT; ENERGY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; WASTE COMPOSITION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; ENERGY RESOURCE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LEBANON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WAR;

EID: 0030130691     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/wmre.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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