Recycling, reuse and rehabilitation of mine wastes

Elements

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 405-410

  Lottermoser, Bernd G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mine Waste; Recycling; Rehabilitation; Reuse; Sustainability; Zero waste

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COST EFFECTIVE; MINE WASTES; RECYCLE WASTES; RESEARCH EFFORTS; REUSE; REUSE AND RECYCLING; WASTE REPOSITORIES; ZERO WASTE;

WASTES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MINE WASTE; RECYCLING; STORAGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84858192188     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.7.6.405     Document Type: Article

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