Residential assessment and perception toward biosolids compost use in an urban setting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-54

  Borden, George W ^a   Devitt, Dale A ^a   Morris, Robert L ^a   Robinson, M L ^a   Lopez, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH CARE; HEAVY METALS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LAND FILL; MARKETING; RECYCLING; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOSOLIDS COMPOST; RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT;

COMPOSTING;

BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; PERCEPTION; RESIDENT POPULATION;

LAS VEGAS VALLEY; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842787075     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2004.10702157     Document Type: Article

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