Landfill mining: A critical review of two decades of research

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 513-520

  Krook, Joakim ^a   Svensson, Niclas ^a   Eklund, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Future research; Recycling; Remediation; Resource recovery; Waste deposits

Indexed keywords

COVER SOIL; CRITICAL REVIEW; DEPOSITED MATERIALS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LANDFILL MINING; LITERATURE REVIEWS; META-ANALYSIS; METHANE EMISSIONS; MINIMUM COST; RECYCLABLES; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; RESEARCH PAPERS; RESOURCE EXTRACTION; RESOURCE RECOVERY; SCREENING EQUIPMENT; SOIL EXCAVATION; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; THEORETICAL RESEARCH; TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DEPOSITS; WASTE FUELS;

DEPOSITS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXCAVATION; INNOVATION; METHANE; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; RESEARCH; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

LAND FILL;

FUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASTE FUEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LANDFILL; META-ANALYSIS; MINING; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDFILL; MINING; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RESEARCH; SAFETY; SOIL; SOIL EXCAVATION;

MINING; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856323395     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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