The emissions of major aromatic voc as landfill gas from urban landfill sites in Korea

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 407-422

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Baek, Sung Ok ^b   Choi, Ye Jin ^a   Sunwoo, Young ^c   Jeon, Eui Chan ^a   Hong, J H ^d  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aromatic; Emission; Flux; Landfill; Ventpipe; VOC

Indexed keywords

LANDFILL GAS FLUX VALUES; VENT PIPE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND FILL; VENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; LANDFILL; URBAN POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GAS WASTE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LANDFILL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; KOREA; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; VOLATILIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 33748138890     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-1507-5     Document Type: Article

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