Evaluation of Externality Costs in Life-Cycle Optimization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 3119-3127

  Martinez Sanchez, Veronica ^a,b   Levis, James W ^c   Damgaard, Anders ^b   DeCarolis, Joseph F ^c   Barlaz, Morton A ^c   Astrup, Thomas F ^b  

^a Fundacio ENT   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FACILITIES; INCINERATION; LEAD; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTES; STORM SEWERS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WASTE INCINERATION;

ADDITIONAL DATUM; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES; POLICY ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE FRAMEWORKS; STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT; WASTE COMPOSITION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHROMIUM; DIOXIN; LEAD; MERCURY; METHANE; NICKEL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLID WASTE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DIOXIN; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ACCOUNTING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON STORAGE; CASE STUDY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; COST; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EVALUATION STUDY; FOSSIL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE-TO-ENERGY; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; INCINERATION; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85018779163     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06125     Document Type: Article

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