A robust method for estimating landfill methane emissions

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 925-935

  Figueroa, Veronica K ^a   Mackie, Kevin R ^a   Guarriello, Nick ^a   Cooper, C David ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METEOROLOGY; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WIND;

CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; GAUSSIAN DISPERSIONS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; METHANE EMISSION RATES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

LAND FILL;

METHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITOR; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WIND;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WIND;

EID: 67349254838     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.8.925     Document Type: Article

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