U.S.A. national overview on waste management

Waste Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 361-366

  Eighmy, T Taylor ^a   Kosson, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; WASTE INCINERATION;

INCINERATION RESIDUE MANAGEMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REMEDIATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LAW; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030426160     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(96)00080-3     Document Type: Note

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