Urban solid waste generation in Port Harcourt metropolis and its implications for waste management

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-88

  Ogbonna, D N ^a   Amangabara, G T ^a   Ekere, T O ^b  

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

^b Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Urban areas; Waste disposal; Waste handling; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845395569     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830710717730     Document Type: Article

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