Greenhouse gas dynamics of municipal solid waste alternatives

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1423-1427

  Eschenroeder, Alan ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND FILL; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

SOLID WASTES;

CARBON; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEATING; LANDFILL; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TIME;

EID: 0034775796     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2001.10464373     Document Type: Article

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