Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in India A critical review

Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-328

  Goel, Sudha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Growth rate; MSW generation rates; Municipal solid waste management (MSWM); Urban local bodies (ULBs)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INDIA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 65949115936     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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