Emissions from landfills: A methodology comparative assessment

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 965-978

  El Fadel, M ^a   Massoud, M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Climate change; Greenhouse gas; Landfill gas; Methane; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND FILL; METHANE; SOLID WASTES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LANDFILL GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

METHANE;

EMISSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; METHANOGENESIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LEBANON; METHODOLOGY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

LEBANON;

EID: 0033777188     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332108618041     Document Type: Article

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