Decision support models for solid waste management - An overview

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 869-880

  Ghinea, Cristina ^a   Gavrilescu, Maria ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Decision support models; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956953183     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2010.116     Document Type: Review

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