Municipal solid waste management in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Obstacles and prospects

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-398

  Ayotamuno, Josiah M ^a   Gobo, Akuro E ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Public cleansing; Street cleaning; Waste handling

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744483841     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830410540135     Document Type: Review

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