Municipal solid waste generation rates and its management at Yusmarg forest ecosystem, a tourist resort in Kashmir

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-169

  Bhat, Rouf Ahmad ^a   Nazir, Rumisa ^a   Ashraf, Samia ^a   Ali, Mudasir ^a   Bandh, Suhaib A ^a   Kamili, Azra N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

combustible; composting; forest ecosystem; Municipal solid waste; Yusmarg

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTIBLE; COMPOSTING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; YUSMARG;

ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE; TREES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84893912005     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X13518089     Document Type: Article

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