Informal Emptying Business in Mandalay: Its Reasons and Financial Impacts.
Globally, 2.8 billion people use on-site sanitation facilities, which need regular emptying of accumulated fecal sludge. Illegal dumping from informal emptying businesses, one of the major challenges in environmental management, is widely observed. Considering Mandalay, Myanmar, this study aimed to...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 122 - 131 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jan2020
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