An economic evaluation and assessment of environmental impact of the municipal solid waste management system for Taichung city in Taiwan

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 527-540

  Chang, Yao Jen ^a   Chu, Chien Wei ^a   Lin, Min Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LINEAR PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EMISSIONS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARAMETERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; CITY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INCINERATION; LINEAR MODELS; OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TAIWAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84863583422     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.660876     Document Type: Article

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