The use of LCA in selecting the best MSW management system

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1901-1915

  Feo, Giovanni De ^a   Malvano, Carmela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT DISPOSALS; DRY RESIDUES; HAZARDOUS WASTES; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LANDFILLING; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTS; PAPER RECYCLING; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RECYCLABLES; SOUTHERN ITALY; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL ENERGIES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ALUMINUM; GLASS;

ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; ITALY; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MINERALS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER;

EID: 63149091747     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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