Critical evaluation of municipal solid waste composting and potential compost markets

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4301-4310

  Farrell, M ^a   Jones, D L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Contaminated land; Landfill reclamation; Recycling; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS; COMPOST MARKETS; CONTAMINATED LAND; CRITICAL EVALUATION; DISPOSAL ROUTES; END-USE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SITE; HOLISTIC VIEW; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; LAND REMEDIATION; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MIXED WASTE STREAM; MIXED WASTES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC RESIDUES; ORGANIC RESOURCES; RECYCLATES; SUSTAINABLE MARKETS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

LAND RECLAMATION;

HEAVY METAL;

COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; MARKET; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SOIL POLLUTION;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL;

EID: 67349122752     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.04.029     Document Type: Review

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