Numerical simulation of the radius of influence for landfill gas wells

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 909-916

  Vigneault, Harold ^a   Lefebvre, René ^a   Nastev, Miroslav ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NUMERICAL MODELS; RECOVERY;

DOMESTIC WASTES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; GENERAL GRAPH; GENERATION RATE; LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY SYSTEM; OPERATING CONDITION; RADIUS OF INFLUENCES; SITE CONDITIONS;

LAND FILL;

EID: 33746174058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.3.909     Document Type: Article

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