Estimation of municipal solid waste generation and landfill area in Asian developing countries

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-654

  Khajuria, Anupam ^a   Yamamoto, Yugo ^a   Morioka, Tohru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian developing countries; Landfill area; Municipal solid waste; Urbanization; Waste generation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; LAND DEGRADATION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA;

EID: 77956431653     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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