Potential Adverse Environmental Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 38, Issue , 2011, Pages 377-415

  Miller, C Andrew ^a   Gage, Cynthia L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse Environmental Impact; International Energy Agency; Mitigation Approach; Municipal Solid Waste; Wind Turbine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948695224     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3153-2_12     Document Type: Chapter

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