Use of a biologically active cover to reduce landfill methane emissions and enhance methane oxidation

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1248-1258

  Stern, Jennifer C ^a   Chanton, Jeff ^a   Abichou, Tarek ^b   Powelson, David ^a   Yuan, Lei ^b   Escoriza, Sharon ^b   Bogner, Jean ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c Landfills + Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; METHANE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BIOCOVER CELLS; MOISTURE-HOLDING CAPACITY;

LAND FILL;

METHANE;

CELLS; LAND FILL; METHANE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPOSTING; EMISSION; LANDFILL; METHANE; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; GAS ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; MULCH; OXIDATION KINETICS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON ISOTOPES; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34250621757     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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