Mercury emissions as landfill gas from a large-scale abandoned landfill site in Seoul

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 31, 2002, Pages 4919-4928

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Kim, Min Young ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emission; Infiltrated ventpipes; Landfill; Mercury; Waste

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INFILTRATION; LAND FILL; MERCURY (METAL);

EMISSION FLUXES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

MERCURY;

EMISSION; LANDFILL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); VENTING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS ANALYSIS; KOREA; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VAPOR;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0036803404     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00408-9     Document Type: Article

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