ISABB Journal of
Health and Environmental Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB J. Health Environ. sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3236
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JHE
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 18

Full Length Research Paper

The problem of solid waste management and people awareness on appropriate solid waste disposal in Bahir Dar City: Amhara region, Ethiopia

Koyachew Enkuahone Kassie
  • Koyachew Enkuahone Kassie
  • College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 16 April 2016
  •  Published: 31 May 2016

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