Are emissions or wastes consisting of biological nutrients good or healthy?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1138-1141

  Reijnders, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological nutrients; Ecological effects; Emissions; Healthy; Wastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949110687     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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