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Waste Disposal

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Combustion-Generated Air Pollution

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The purpose of this paper is to outline the problems of solid waste disposal and to discuss some of the alternatives for their solution. Emphasis will be given to agricultural wastes since some of the problems associated with their alleviation appear to be less well understood.

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  1. Agricultural Extension Service, University of California at Davis, USA

    Victor P. Osterli

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

    Ernest S. Starkman

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Osterli, V.P. (1971). Waste Disposal. In: Starkman, E.S. (eds) Combustion-Generated Air Pollution. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7574-6_11

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