Mixed municipal waste management in the Czech Republic from the point of view of the LCA method

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-124

  Koci, Vladimir ^a   Trecakova, Tatiana ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b ETC Consulting Group Sro   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Incineration; Landfilling; Landfills; Life cycle assessment; Mechanical biological treatment; Mixed municipal waste

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; ECOTOXICITY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; INCINERATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79958719732     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0251-4     Document Type: Article

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