The effect of landfill leachate irrigation on soil gas composition: Methane oxidation and nitrous oxide formation

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 164, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 295-313

  Watzinger, A ^a   Reichenauer, T G ^b   Blum, W E H ^a   Gerzabek, M H ^a   Zechmeister Boltenstern, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Landfill cover; Landfill leachate; Methane oxidation; Nitrous oxide; Recultivation

Indexed keywords

FUMIGATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IRRIGATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LYSIMETERS; METHANE; MOISTURE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION;

LANDFILL COVER; LANDFILL LEACHATE; METHANE OXIDATION; RECULTIVATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

LANDFILL; LEACHATE; SOIL GAS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL LEACHATE; METABOLIC CAPACITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; OXIDATION; SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

FUMIGATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IRRIGATION; LAND FILL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDATION; SOIL;

EID: 23944466610     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-3541-2     Document Type: Article

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