Urban residential refuse composition and generation rates for the 20th century

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 4936-4942

  Walsh, Daniel C ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFUSE DISCARD RATES;

CARBON; LAND FILL; PAPER; PLASTICS; REFUSE INCINERATORS;

REFUSE DISPOSAL;

FUEL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTIC;

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; PAPER; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; COMMERCE; FUEL OILS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INCINERATION; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PAPER; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; URBAN POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037112397     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es011074t     Document Type: Article

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