Environmental and economic analysis of management systems for biodegradable waste

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 29-53

  Sonesson, U ^a   Bjorklund A ^b   Carlsson, M ^a   Dalemo, M ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Composting; Costs; Life cycle assessment; ORWARE; Plant nutrients; Systems analysis; Urine separation; Waste

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRABLE WASTE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ORGANIC WASTE RESEARCH MODEL; PLANT NUTRIENTS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; URINE SEPARATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOMASS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SEWAGE; SOLID WASTE; SWEDEN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345008877     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(99)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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