Selection of appropriate technology for solid waste management: A case of Thammasat hospital, Thailand

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2010, Pages 251-254

  Ali, G ^a   Nitivattananon, V ^a   Molla, N A ^b   Hussain, A ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b BCSIR Laboratories Dhaka   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Hazardous waste; Hospital waste management; Sanitary landfill; SHTEFIE criteria

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL WASTES; SANITARY LANDFILL; SHTEFIE CRITERIA; THAILAND; WASTE COLLECTION; WASTE MATERIALS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HOSPITALS; LAND FILL; MANAGEMENT; SANITATION; SOLID WASTES; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; INCINERATION; WASTE INCINERATION;

WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651521766     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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