The Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association - Tập 52 Số 9 - Trang 1000-1011 - 2002
Keith Weitz1, Susan A. Thorneloe2, Subba R. Nishtala1, Sherry Yarkosky1, Maria Zannes3
1Center for Environmental Analysis, RTI , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina , USA
2Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, Office of Research and Development , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina , USA
3Integrated Waste Services Association , Washington , DC , USA

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