Polemics on Ethical Aspects in the Compost Business

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 581-590

  Maroušek, Josef ^a   Hašková, Simona ^a   Zeman, Robert ^a   Žák, Jaroslav ^a   Vaníčková, Radka ^a   Maroušková, Anna ^a   Váchal, Jan ^a   Myšková, Kateřina ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS IN ESKÉ BUD JOVICE   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Composting; Ethics; Soil; Vegetation cover; Wildlife passes

Indexed keywords

SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BIOMASS; BUSINESS ETHICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECOSYSTEM; ETHICS; HUMAN; PLANT; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; SOIL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WILD ANIMAL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIOMASS; COMMERCE; ECOSYSTEM; ETHICS, BUSINESS; HUMANS; PLANTS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL;

EID: 84930257561     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 14715546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-015-9664-y     Document Type: Article

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