Detection of gas leakage from landfills using infrared thermography - Applicability and limitations

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 436-447

  Lewis, Amanda W ^a   Yuen, Samuel T S ^a   Smith, Alan J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogas; Emission; Greenhouse; Infrared; Landfill gas; Leakage; Methane; Odour; wmr 678 9

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND FILL;

GAS LEAKAGES; INFRARED CAMERAS;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

LANDFILL; LEAKAGE; THERMOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LANDFILL; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

EID: 0344014262     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X0302100506     Document Type: Short Survey

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