Calculator tool for determining greenhouse gas emissions for biosolids processing and end use

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 9509-9515

  Brown, Sally ^a   Beecher, Ned ^b   Carpenter, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b North East Biosolids and Residuals Association ^*  (United States)

^c Northern Tilth   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT MODELS; BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT; CANADIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTS; END-USES; GHG EMISSION; LAND APPLICATIONS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

NITROUS OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOSOLID; COMBUSTION; DEWATERING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHANE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CALCULATION; CANADA; COMBUSTION; DEWATERING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CANADA;

EID: 78650270777     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101210k     Document Type: Article

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