An environmental analysis for comparing waste management options and strategies

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-571

  Marchettini, N ^a   Ridolfi, R ^a   Rustici, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL YIELD RATIO (EYR);

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; EMERGY ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; INCINERATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846255000     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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