Open windrow composting of polymers: An investigation into the rate of degradation of polyethylene

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 343-357

  Davis, Georgina ^a,b   Read, Adam ^c   Bulson, Hugh ^b   Harrison, David ^a   Billett, Eric ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MHSP   (United Kingdom)

^c Environmental Resources Management Group Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradable; Open windrow composting; Polyethylene; Starch; Waste collection

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; IMPURITIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; GERMINATION; PLANT GROWTH; WINDROW COMPOSTING;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; STARCH;

COMPOSTING; POLYMER; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; EUROPE; GERMINATION; MARKET; ORGANIC WASTE; PLANT GROWTH; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1942485430     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(03)00086-7     Document Type: Article

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