Life cycle environmental impacts of two options for MSW management in New York city: Modern landfilling vs waste to energy

Proceedings of the 13th Annual North American Waste to Energy Conference, NAWTEC13

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 193-201

  Krishnan, N ^a   Themelis, N J ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAND FILL; POPULATION STATISTICS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR EMISSIONS; DIOXINS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE TO ENERGY;

SOLID WASTES;

EID: 27744514941     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/nawtec13-3169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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