Environmental performance evaluation of different municipal solid waste management scenarios in China

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 125, Issue , 2017, Pages 98-106

  Liu, Yili ^a   Xing, Peixuan ^a   Liu, Jianguo ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion (AD); Composting; Incineration; Landfilling; Life cycle inventory (LCI); Municipal solid waste (MSW)

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; RECOVERY; SOLID WASTES; STABILIZATION; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; LANDFILLING; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPOSTING; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 85020708765     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.06.005     Document Type: Article

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