Fluxes of methane between landfills and the atmosphere: Natural and engineered controls

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 268-277

  Bogner, J ^a   Meadows, M ^b   Czepiel, P ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ETSU   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission; Landfills; Methane; Soil; World

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; EMISSION; LANDFILL; METHANE;

EID: 0031424351     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1997.tb00598.x     Document Type: Review

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