Climate impact analysis of waste treatment scenarios ĝ€" thermal treatment of commercial and pretreated waste versus landfilling in Austria

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 914-921

  Ragossnig A M ^a   Wartha, C ^b   Pomberger, R ^b  

^a Department of Energy and Environmental Management   (Austria)

^b Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Climate control; Energy recovery; Landfilling; Scenario analysis; Thermal waste treatment; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; RECOVERY;

ENERGY RECOVERY; LANDFILLING; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; THERMAL WASTE TREATMENT; WASTE TO ENERGY;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; PLASTIC;

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 72549089208     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X09345867     Document Type: Article

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