Leachate recirculation effects on settlement and biodegradation rates in msw landfills

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-133

  El Fadel, M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Gas generation; Leachate recirculation; Settlement; Solid waste landfill

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; GAS GENERATORS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; FIELD-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; GAS GENERATION; LEACHATE RECIRCULATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SETTLEMENT; SOLID WASTE LANDFILL;

BIODEGRADATION;

METHANE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MOISTURE; SLUDGE SETTLING;

EID: 0032984715     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616802     Document Type: Article

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