Characteristics of landfill leachates and bio-solids of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Al Wabel, M I ^a   Al Yehya, W S ^a   AL Farraj, A S ^a   El Maghraby, S E ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bio solids; Heavy metals; Landfill leachates; Municipal solid waste; Riyadh city

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901287871     PISSN: 1658077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssas.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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