Waste treatment and assessment of long-term emissions

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-84

  Doka, Gabor ^a   Hischier, Roland ^b  

^a Doka Life Cycle Assessments   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bottom ash landfill; Building dismantling; Ecoinvent; Hazardous waste incineration; Municipal incineration; Municipal wastewater treatment; Residual material landfill; Sanitary landfill; Subsurface waste deposits

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INCINERATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 19944386896     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.12.181.9     Document Type: Review

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