Influence of high-permeability layers for enhancing landfill gas capture and reducing fugitive methane emissions from landfills

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 138-146

  Jung, Yoojin ^a   Imhoff, Paul T ^a   Augenstein, Don C ^b   Yazdani, Ramin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Institute of Environmental Management   (United States)

^c Division of Integrated Waste Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Gas; Landfills; Methane; Municipal waste; Permeability; Porous media

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GAS; LANDFILLS; MUNICIPAL WASTE; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIA;

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CAPILLARITY; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; LAND FILL; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUIDS; METHANE; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLIDS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADVECTION; ANISOTROPY; BAROMETRY; DIFFUSION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EMISSION CONTROL; LANDFILL; LANDFILL CAPPING; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 60449083143     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:3(138)     Document Type: Article

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