Laboratory and field screening strategies for measuring volatile organic compounds in landfill gas

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-164

  Emerson, C W ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detector tube; Gas; Landfill; Screening; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DICHLOROMETHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; GAS; LANDFILL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SCREENING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033375481     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0299     Document Type: Article

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