Mechanically-biologically treated municipal solid waste as a support medium for microbial methane oxidation to mitigate landfill greenhouse emissions

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-111

  Einola, Juha Kalle M ^a   Karhu, A Elina ^a   Rintala, Jukka A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; OXIDATION; SOLID WASTES;

GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE; OXIDATION RATES;

WASTE TREATMENT;

METHANE;

GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; OXIDATION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE TREATMENT;

EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; METHANE; MITIGATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 35548991075     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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