Investigations on mechanical biological treatment of waste in South America: Towards more sustainable MSW management strategies

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-237

  Bezama, Alberto ^a   Aguayo, Pablo ^a   Konrad, Odorico ^b   Navia, Rodrigo ^c   Lorber, Karl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO UNIVATES   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SOLID WASTES;

MATERIAL STREAMS; MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MASSES;

WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; CLASSIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEPARATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BRAZIL; CHILE; COMPOSTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITIES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIO-BIO; BRAZIL; CHILE; CONCEPCION [BIO-BIO]; ESTRELA; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751096453     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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