Characterization of man-made foreign matter and its presence in multiple size fractions from mixed waste composting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 274-280

  Brinton, William F ^a  

^a Woods End Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CONTAMINATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NATURAL POLYMERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASTICIZERS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYSTYRENES; SOLID WASTES;

MAN MADE FOREIGN MATTER; MIXED WASTE COMPOSTING; MULTIPLE SIZE FRACTIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

EID: 29944439834     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2005.10702251     Document Type: Article

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