Nitrogen pool, flows, impact and sustainability issues of human waste management in the city of Bangalore

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1447-1454

  Chanakya, H N ^a   Sharatchandra, H C ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Karnataka State Pollution Control Board   (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Human waste management; Nitrogen pool; Urban ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 45849100441     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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