CCA-Treated wood disposed in landfills and life-cycle trade-offs with waste-to-energy and MSW landfill disposal

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Jambeck, Jenna ^a   Weitz, Keith ^b   Solo Gabriele, Helena ^c   Townsend, Timothy ^d   Thorneloe, Susan ^e  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND FILL; SOLID WASTES; WOOD;

CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE (CCA); MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE);

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARSENIC ACID; CHROMIUM;

LAND FILL; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

ARSENATE; CHROMIUM; COMBUSTION; COPPER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; LANDFILL; LANDFILL LINER; LEACHATE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WOOD; WOOD ASH;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASH; COMBUSTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

ARSENATES; ARSENIC; CARBON; CHROMIUM; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

LAND FILL; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249693032     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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