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THE EFFECT OF BIODEGRADATION/DEGRADATION OF DEGRADABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL ON COMPOST QUALITY Cover

THE EFFECT OF BIODEGRADATION/DEGRADATION OF DEGRADABLE PLASTIC MATERIAL ON COMPOST QUALITY

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S
Volume 20 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
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|Jan 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2013-0054 | Journal eISSN: 2084-4549 (formerly 1898-6196) | Journal ISSN: 1898-6196
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Language: English, Polish
Page range: 783 - 798
Published on: Jan 22, 2014
Published by: Society of Ecological Chemistry and Engineering
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
biodegradability,
compostability,
degradation,
controlled environment
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Sustainable and green chemistry,
Life sciences,
Ecology

© 2014 Dana Adamcová, František Toman, Magdalena Vaverková, Jana Kotovicová, published by Society of Ecological Chemistry and Engineering
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