Heavy metals in compostable wastes: A case study in Gümüş hane, Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 9 A, 2007, Pages 1069-1075

  Nas, S Serkan ^a   Bayram, Adem ^a   Bulut, V Numan ^b   Gündoǧdu, Ali ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Composting; Green waste; Heavy metals; Municipal solid waste; Open dump

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; HEAVY METAL; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; GUMUSHANE; TURKEY;

EID: 34848866298     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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