Using a direct method to characterize and measure flows of municipal solid waste in the United States

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1386-1390

  Kaufman, Scott M ^a   Themelis, Nickolas J ^a  

^a Earth Engineering Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; RECYCLING;

DIRECT METHOD; GENERAL PUBLICS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; MSW GENERATION RATES; MSW MANAGEMENTS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); RECYCLING RATE; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOGRAPHY; MANAGER; METHODOLOGY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RELIABILITY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 76549092287     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.12.1386     Document Type: Article

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