Quantities, characteristics, barriers, and incentives for use of organic municipal by-products

Land Application of Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal By-Products

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 127-167

  Kashmanian, Richard M ^a   Kluchinski, Daniel ^b   Richard, Tom L ^c   Walker, John M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Aggregates Assoc   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser6.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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