The role of mechanical and biological treatment in reducing methane emissions from landfill disposal of municipal solid waste in the United Kingdom

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Pan, Jilang ^a   Voulvoulis, Nickolaos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; BIODEGRADATION; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GREAT BRITAIN; METHANE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS;

DEPOSITION; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; METHANE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOLID WASTES;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; METHANE EMISSIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); ORGANIC MATTER DEPOSITION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 33947716363     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2007.10465317     Document Type: Article

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