Site Suitability and Air Pollution Impacts of Composting Infrastructure for California’s Organic Waste Diversion Law

Harrison, Brendan P.; McNeil, Wilson H.; Dai, Tao; Campbell, J. Elliott; Scown, Corinne D.

doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c06371

Title: Site Suitability and Air Pollution Impacts of Composting Infrastructure for California’s Organic Waste Diversion Law

Journal Article · 30 October 2024 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c06371 · OSTI ID:2475536

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Energy and Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Life-Cycle, Economics and Agronomy Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States
Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
Energy and Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Life-Cycle, Economics and Agronomy Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, United States

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