AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment

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AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment 31(1):55-57. 2002
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-31.1.55

Waste Management: A Tool for Environmental Protection in Nigeria
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D. N. Ogbonna1, I. K E. Ekweozor1, F. U. Igwe2

D. N. Ogbonna and I. K. E. Ekweozor Department of Biological Sciences Rivers State University of Science and Technology PMB 5080, Port Harcourt Nigeria.

F. U. Igwe Department of Chemistry Rivers State University of Science and Technology PMB 5080, Port Harcourt Nigeria.

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D.N. Ogbonna, G.T. Amangabara, T.O. Ekere. (2007) Urban solid waste generation in Port Harcourt metropolis and its implications for waste management. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 18, 71-88.
Online publication date: 9-Jan-2007.
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