Survey of solid waste generation and composition in a rapidly growing urban area in Central Nigeria

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-358

  Sha'Ato, R ^a   Aboho, S Y ^b   Oketunde, F O ^a   Eneji, I S ^a   Unazi, G ^c   Agwa, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Ministry of Water Resources and Environment Headquarters   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DUST; PLASTICS; SAND; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOLID WASTE GENERATION; URBAN AREA; WASTE GENERATION PROFILE;

SOLID WASTES;

CELLOPHANE; GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC;

COMPOSITION; DUST; PLASTICS; SAND; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DOMESTIC WASTE; PLASTIC; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ASH; DUST; HOUSEHOLD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NIGERIA; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SAND; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEXTILE; URBAN AREA;

DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; NIGERIA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

AFRICA; BENUE; MAKURDI; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33846105000     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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