Development of environmentally superior technologies in the US and policy

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 5512-5518

  Williams, C M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmentally superior technology; Policy; Swine manure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WASTES; COMPOSTING SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC DATA; ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; LAND APPLICATIONS; NORTH CAROLINA; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; POLICY; RESEARCH INITIATIVES; STEADY STATE; SWINE FARM; SWINE MANURE; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MANURES; METAL RECOVERY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORUS; RETROFITTING; SOIL POLLUTION; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE INCINERATION;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION;

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

COMPOSTING; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MANURE; POLICY APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; LAW; MANURE; NITRIFICATION; ODOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; MANURE; PUBLIC POLICY; SUS SCROFA; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67449121418     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.01.067     Document Type: Article

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