Solid waste management techniques for the waste generated and brought down from campsites in the hill spots, trails and expedition tops

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 182-198

  Kuniyal, Jagdish C ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradable waste; Expedition areas; Hill spots; Himalaya; Non biodegradable waste; Readily biodegradable waste; Solid waste management techniques; Trails; Wmr 790 3

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

NON-BIODEGRADABLE WASTE; READILLY BIODEGRADABLE WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; MORALITY; MOUNTAINEERING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECYCLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; ALTITUDE; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; TRAVEL; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

HARNESS;

ALTITUDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GARBAGE; HUMANS; INDIA; MOUNTAINEERING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TRAVEL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 24944587656     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X05054668     Document Type: Article

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