Composting and greenhouse gas emissions: A producer's perspective

BioCycle

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 37-41

  Brown, Sally ^a   Subler, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Environmental Credit Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 34247353691     PISSN: 02765055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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