Planning for waste management and disposal in minerals processing using life cycle assessment

Minerals and Energy - Raw Materials Report

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 14-36

  Stewart, Mary ^a   Petrie, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MINERAL PROCESSING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033509079     PISSN: 14041049     EISSN: 16512286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14041049909362541     Document Type: Article

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