Ammonia and nitrogen fluxes in landfill sites: Applicability to sustainable landfilling

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-53

  Burton, Simon A Q ^a   Watson Craik, Irene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Denitrification; Landfill; Leachate; Municipal solid waste; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Sustainability; UK

Indexed keywords

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW);

AMMONIA; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; TOXICITY;

LAND FILL;

AMMONIA; METHANE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EUROPE; LANDFILL; LAW; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032006725     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9801600106     Document Type: Article

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