The current municipal solid waste management situation in Tibet

The Tibetan Plateau has an average altitude of more than 4,000 m. The total area of Tibetan Plateau is 2,400,000 km2, which occupies 25% of the area of China. Due to the high altitude, the environment has low atmospheric pressure, low oxygen content, and low temperature, and is also fragile. Investi...

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Publié dans:Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 29(2009), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 1186-91
Auteur principal: Jiang, Jianguo (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lou, Zhiying, Ng, Silo, Luobu, Ciren, Ji, Duo
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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