Stochastic modelling of landfill processes incorporating waste heterogeneity and data uncertainty

Waste Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Zacharof, A I ^a   Butler, A P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DATA UNCERTAINTIES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HETEROGENEITY; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MODELING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FORECASTING; GASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542285432     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2003.12.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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