Characterization of municipal waste in Kampala, Uganda

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 340-348

  Komakech, Allan J ^a,b   Banadda, Noble E ^b   Kinobe, Joel R ^a,b   Kasisira, Levi ^b   Sundberg, Cecilia ^a   Gebresenbet, Girma ^a   Vinnerås, Björn ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ELASTOMERS; GLASS; LAND FILL; LEATHER; NUTRIENTS; PLASTICS; TEXTILES; TRUCKS;

DOMESTIC WASTES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; KAMPALA , UGANDA; MUNICIPAL WASTE; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; URBAN AGRICULTURES; WASTE CHARACTERIZATION;

SOLID WASTES;

FERTILIZER; GLASS; METAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENERGY; ENERGY YIELD; HUMAN; LANDFILL; MASS; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE; PAPER; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAMPLING; TEXTILE; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UGANDA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84894065398     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.861373     Document Type: Article

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