George Tchobanoglous
Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California at Davis
Davis, California

Frank Kreith
Professor Emeritus of Engineering
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado

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Handbook of solid waste management / George Tchobanoglous, co-editor;
Frank Kreith, co-editor. 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-07-135623-1
1. Refuse and refuse disposal. I. Tchobanoglous, George. II. Kreith, Frank.
TD791 .H2723 2002
628.4'4'068 dc21 2002021284

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