Life cycle comparison of two options for MSW management in puerto rico: Thermal treatment vs. modern landfilling

2008 Proceedings of the 16th Annual North American Waste to Energy Conference, NAWTEC16

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 141-146

  Balaguer Dátiz, Giselle ^a   Krishnan, Nikhil ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BIOGAS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT TREATMENT; INCLUSIONS; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS HANDLING; METAL RECOVERY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; LANDFILL GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY DATABASE; LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; MANAGEMENT PROCESS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 70349149032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/nawtec16-1928     Document Type: Conference Paper

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