Open windrow composting of polymers: An investigation into the operational issues of composting polyethylene (PE)

Waste Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 401-407

  Davis, G U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; IMPURITIES; POLYETHYLENES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; ON-SITE PROCESSING; OPEN WINDROW COMPOSTING; ORGANIC WASTES;

COMPOSTING;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSTING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; MODEL; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 18144374876     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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