Dispersion of odour: A case study with a municipal solid waste landfill site in North London, United Kingdom

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-160

  Sarkar, Ujjaini ^a   Hobbs, Stephen E ^b   Longhurst, Philip ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COMPLEX I; Dispersion modelling; Municipal solid waste; Odour

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; LAND FILL; ODORS;

AVERAGING TIME; BASELINE DATA; CASE-STUDIES; COMPLEX I; DISPERSION MODELS; LANDFILL SITE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES LANDFILL; ODOUR CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; UNITED KINGDOM;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

AIR QUALITY; DISPERSION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ODOR;

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WIND;

ENGLAND (LONDON); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038143301     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(03)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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