The optimisation of the management of agricultural plastic waste in Italy using a geographical information system

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 219-226

  Scarascia Mugnozza, G ^a   Sica, C ^a   Picuno, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

G.I.S.; Plastic film; Waste flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449094018     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.801.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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