Sustainable Solid Waste Management
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
Av Jonathan W.C. Wong, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Rajeshwar D. Tyagi, Ammaiyappan Selvam
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-10-30
- Mått152 x 228 x 38 mm
- Vikt1 020 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor750
- FörlagAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
- ISBN9780784414101