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Emission of Carbon Monoxide During Composting of Municipal Solid Waste

E.A. PhillipDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada
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O.G. ClarkDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. LondryEdmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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S. YuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources Engineering Facility, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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J. LeonardEdmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence, Edmonton, AB, Canada;Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Pages 170-177 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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