A prescriptive approach to management of solid waste from single-use systems

BioProcess International

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Rawlings, Bruce ^a   Pora, Hélène ^b  

^a Pall Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b Pall Life Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

Disposables; Disposal; Environmental impact; Single use technology

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77953447012     PISSN: 15426319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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