Composition of municipal solid waste in the united states and implications for carbon sequestration and methane yield

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 901-909

  Staley, Bryan F ^a   Barlaz, Morton A ^b  

^a ASCP Res and Education Foundation   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Landfills; Methane; Municipal wastes; Solid waste; United States; Waste management

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION; FOOD WASTE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; METHANE YIELD; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; MUNICIPAL WASTES; ORGANIC COMPONENTS; ORGANICS; PLASTIC COMPONENTS; RELATIVE FRACTION; STATE CHARACTERIZATION; TOTAL SOLIDS; UNITED STATES; WASTE CHARACTERIZATION; WASTE COMPOSITION; YARD TRIMMINGS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LAND FILL; METHANE; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE INCINERATION;

CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LANDFILL; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349326563     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000032     Document Type: Article

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