Gigaton problems need gigaton solutions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4037-4041

  Xu, Ming ^a   Crittenden, John C ^a   Chen, Yongsheng ^a   Thomas, Valerie M ^a   Noonan, Douglas S ^a   Desroches, Reginald ^a   Brown, Marilyn A ^a   French, Steve P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; NITROGEN;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INCENTIVE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; POPULATION GROWTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER RESOURCE;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS ENERGY; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; RECYCLING; SHORT SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 77952903620     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903306e     Document Type: Short Survey

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