Full-scale voc emissions from green and food waste windrow composting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-62

  Büyüksönmez, Fatih ^a  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

CHIMNEY EFFECT; COMPOSTING FACILITIES; EMISSION FACTORS; FIELD SCALE; FLUX CHAMBERS; FOOD WASTE; FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING; VOC EMISSIONS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPOSTING; EMISSION INVENTORY; ORGANIC CARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CALIFORNIA; MODESTO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859804273     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2012.10737023     Document Type: Article

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