Agricultural waste

Water Environment Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1377-1451

  Zhang, Zhenyuan ^a   Li, Chaona ^a   Davies, Evan G R ^a   Liu, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Recycle; Reuse; Waste characterization; Waste management; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

BENEFICIAL USE; CHEMICAL RECYCLING; ENERGY SOURCE; REUSE; WASTE CHARACTERIZATION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DYE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84896692578     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143013X13698672322345     Document Type: Review

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