The decomposition of wood products in landfills in Sydney, Australia

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2344-2354

  Ximenes, F A ^a,b   Gardner, W D ^a   Cowie, A L ^a,b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURING; DRYING; LAND FILL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOFTWOODS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBON CONTENTS; DRY BIOMASS; DRY MASS; LANDFILL SITING; LIGNIN CONCENTRATIONS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MOISTURE CONTENT; SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA; WOOD SAMPLES;

WOOD;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; LANDFILL; LIGNIN; MOISTURE CONTENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; DRY MASS; LANDFILL; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD;

ANAEROBIOSIS; AUSTRALIA; CARBON; CELLULOSE; FUNGI; HUMANS; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TREES; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION; CURING; DECAY; DRYING; ENERGY; HARDWOODS; HEMICELLULOSES; MANAGEMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SOFTWOODS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 50249173942     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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