Methane emissions from MSW landfill with sandy soil covers under leachate recirculation and subsurface irrigation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 5579-5588

  Zhang, Houhu ^a   He, Pinjing ^a   Shao, Liming ^a  

^a College of Environmental Science and Engineering ^*  (China)

Author keywords

CH4 emissions; Leachate recirculation; Microbial CH4 oxidation; Municipal solid waste landfill; Subsurface irrigation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; IRRIGATION; LAND FILL; LEACHING; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SUBIRRIGATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LEACHATE RECIRCULATION; METHANE EMISSIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) LANDFILLS; SANDY SOILS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

METHANE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; IRRIGATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL COVER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LANDFILL LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY SOIL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 46749100563     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Abichou T., Chanton J., Powelson D., Fleiger J., Escoriaza S., Yuan L., and Stern J. Methane flux and oxidation at two types of intermediate landfill covers. Waste Management 26 (2006) 1305-1312
2. APHA, AWWA, and WEF. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. 20th Ed. (1998), American Public Health Association/American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation, Washington, DC, USA
3. Barlaz M.A., Green R.B., Chanton J.P., Glodsmith C.D., and Hater G.R. Evaluation of a biological active cover for mitigation of landfill gas emissions. Environmental Science and Technology 38 (2004) 4891-4899
4. Benson C.H., Barlaz M.A., Lane D.T., and Rawe J.M. Practice review of five bioreactor/recirculation landfills. Waste Management 27 1 (2007) 13-29
5. Berger J., Fornés L.V., Ott C., Jager J., Wawra B., and Zanke U. Methane oxidation in a landfill cover with capillary barrier. Waste Management 25 (2005) 369-373
6. Boeckx P., Van Cleemput O., and Villaralvo I. Methane oxidation in soils with different textures and land use. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 49 (1997) 91-95
7. Bogner J., Spokas K., Burton E., Sweeney R., and Corona V. Landfills as atmospheric methane sources and sinks. Chemosphere 31 9 (1995) 4119-4130
8. Chan G.Y.S., Chu L.M., and Wong M.H. Effects of leachate recirculation on biogas production from landfill co-disposal of municipal solid waste, sewage sludge and marine sediment. Environmental Pollution 118 (2002) 393-399
9. Chanton J., and Liptay K. Seasonal variation in methane oxidation in a landfill cover soil as determined by an in situ stable isotope technique. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 14 (2000) 51-60
10. Dimitriou I., Aronsson P., and Weih M. Stress tolerance of five willow clones after irrigation with different amounts of landfill leachate. Bioresource Technology 97 (2006) 150-157
11. Haubrichs R., and Widmann R. Evaluation of aerated biofilter systems for microbial methane oxidation of poor landfill gas. Waste Management 26 (2006) 408-416
12. He P.J., Qu X., Yang Q., Shao L.M., and Gao Z.W. Simulated study on methane oxidation in landfill cover soil. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae 26 1 (2006) 40-44 (in Chinese)
13. He P.J., Qu X., Shao L.M., Li G.J., and Lee D.J. Leachate pretreatment for enhancing organic matter conversion in landfill bioreactor. Journal of Hazardous Materials 142 (2007) 288-296
14. Hellebrand H.J., Kern J., and Scholz V. Long-term studies on greenhouse gas fluxes during cultivation of energy crops on sandy soils. Atmospheric Environment 37 12 (2003) 1635-1644
15. IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Climate Change 2001: Working Group I: The Scientific Basis (2001), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
16. 2 emissions from three different tropic forest sites in the wet tropics of Queensland, Australia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34 (2002) 975-987
17. Kightley D., Nedwell D.B., and Cooper M. Capacity for methane oxidation in landfill cover soils measured in laboratory-scale soil microcosms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61 2 (1995) 592-601
18. 2O fluxes in arable soils with a different texture. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34 5 (2002) 669-678
19. Kumar S., Gaikwad S.A., Shekdar A.V., Kshirsagar P.S., and Singh R.N. Qualitative assessment of methane emission inventory from municipal solid waste disposal sites: a case study. Atmospheric Environment 38 29 (2004) 4921-4929
20. Lee C.M., Lin X.R., Lan C.Y., Lo S.C.L., and Chan G.Y.S. Evaluation of leachate irrigation on nitrous oxide production in the Likang landfill, China. Journal of Environmental Quality 31 (2002) 1502-1508
21. Lohila A., Laurila T., Tuovinen J.P., Aurela M., Hatakka J., Thum T., Pihlatie M., Rinne J., and Vesala T. Micrometeorological measurements of methane and carbon dioxide fluxes at a municipal landfill. Environmental Science and Technology 41 8 (2007) 2717-2722
22. Lu R.K. Methods for soil agrochemistry analysis (2000), China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, Beijing pp. 62-141
23. Maurice C., Ettala M., and Lagerkvist A. Effects of leachate irrigation on landfill vegetation and subsequent methane emissions. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 113 1-4 (1999) 203-216
24. Mosher B.W., Czepiel P.M., Harriss R.C., Shorter J.H., Kolb C.E., McManus J.B., Allwine E., and Lamb B.K. Methane emissions at nine landfill sites in the northeastern united states. Environmental Science and Technology 33 (1999) 2088-2094
25. Sanphotia N., Towprayoona S., Chaiprasertc P., and Nopharatanad A. The effects of leachate recirculation with supplemental water addition on methane production and waste decomposition in a simulated tropical landfill. Journal of Environmental Management 81 (2006) 27-35
26. Stern J.C., Chanton J., Abichou T., Powelson D., Yuan L., Escoriza S., and Bogner J. Use of a biologically active cover to reduce landfill methane emissions and enhance methane oxidation. Waste Management 27 9 (2007) 1248-1258
27. Vavilin V.A., Jonsson S., Ejlertsson J., and Svensson B.H. Modelling MSW decomposition under landfill conditions considering hydrolytic and methanogenic inhibition. Biodegradation 17 5 (2006) 389-402
28. + inhibition patterns. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 35 (2003) 907-913
29. Watzinger A., Reichenauer T.G., Blum W.E.H., Gerzabek M.H., and Zechmeister-Boltenstern S. The effect of landfill leachate irrigation on soil gas position: methane oxidation and nitrous oxide formation. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 164 (2005) 295-313
30. Zalesny J.A., Zalesny Jr. R.S., Coyle D.R., and Hall R.B. Growth and biomass of populus irrigated with landfill leachate. Forest Ecology and Management 248 3 (2007) 143-152