Solid waste characteristics and their relationship to gas production in tropical landfill

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Chiemchaisri, C ^a   Chiemchaisri, W ^a   Kumar, Sunil ^b   Hettiaratchi, J P A ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas production; Landfill gas; Methane emission; Tropical climate; Waste characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND FILL; METHANE;

GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE EMISSION; WASTE CHARACTERISTICS;

SOLID WASTES;

METHANE; PLASTIC;

BIODEGRADATION; EMISSION; GAS PRODUCTION; LANDFILL; METHANE; SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FOAM; FOOD; GAS; LANDFILL; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; SEASON; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; THAILAND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 36248974106     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9706-2     Document Type: Article

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