Eco-innovations in the functioning of companies

Environmental Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2017, Pages 284-290

  Ociepa Kubicka, A ^a   Pachura, P ^a  

^a CZESTOCHOWA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Companies; Eco innovations; Water and sewage enterprises

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ECO INNOVATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; INVENTION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; STANDARDS; WATER SUPPLY;

POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

SEWAGE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; INVENTIONS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85017101695     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.02.027     Document Type: Article

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