Methods for household waste composition studies

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1100-1112

  Dahlén, Lisa ^a   Lagerkvist, Anders ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SOLID WASTES; STANDARDS;

HOUSEHOLD WASTE COMPOSITION; WASTE COMPONENTS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SOLID WASTES; STANDARDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; SAMPLING; SOLID WASTE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SAMPLE SIZE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41949121430     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.08.014     Document Type: Review

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