Qualitative methods add value to waste characterization studies

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-114

  Newenhouse, Sonya C ^a,b   Schmit, Joan T ^b  

^a Madison Environmental Group Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Integrated methods; Qualitative methods; Solid waste management; USA; Waste characterization studies; Waste stream analysis

Indexed keywords

QUALITATIVE METHODS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE CHARACTERIZATION; WASTE STREAM ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; RESEARCH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SOLID WASTES;

RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034175982     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3070.2000.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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