Determining biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled and natural composting environments

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1486-1493

  Mohee, R ^a   Unmar, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; PLASTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COMPOSTING ENVIRONMENTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL COMPOSTING;

BIODEGRADABILITY;

PLASTIC;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; PLASTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLASTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSTING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLASTICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

SALIX;

EID: 34548155055     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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