A methodology to estimate odors around landfill sites: The use of methane as an odor index and its utility in landfill siting

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 629-634

  Tagaris, Efthimios ^a   Sotiropoulou, Rafaella Eleni P ^a   Pilinis, Christodoulos ^a   Halvadakis, Constantinos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERICS; BIOGAS; DISPERSION (WAVES); LAND FILL; METHANE; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

POLLUTANTS;

ODOR CONTROL;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIODEGRADABILITY; LANDFILL; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; ODOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038509105     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466198     Document Type: Article

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