Comparative life cycle assessment of two landfill technologies for the treatment of municipal solid waste

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 371-378

  Ménard, Jean François ^a   Lesage, Pascal ^a   Deschênes, Louise ^a   Samson, Réjean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioreactor landfill; Case studies; Engineered landfill; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS WASTE; HEAT; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 7544239771     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.09.180.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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