(M)VOC and composting facilities: Part 1: (M)VOC emissions from municipal biowaste and plant refuse

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-97

  Müller, Thomas ^a   Thißen, Ralf ^a   Braun, Silvia ^a   Dott, Wolfgang ^a   Fischer, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

(M)VOC emissions; Compost; Malodours; Municipal biowaste; Plant refuse; Process engineering; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; EMISSION; HEALTH RISK; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 17144464268     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979708     Document Type: Article

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