Characterization of trace constituents in landfill gas and a comparison of sites in Asia

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-311

  Takuwa, Yuya ^a,c   Matsumoto, Tadao ^a,c   Oshita, Kazuyuki ^a,c   Takaoka, Masaki ^a,c   Morisawa, Shinsuke ^a,c   Takeda, Nobuo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Univeristy Katsura   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Landfill gas (LFG); Mercury; Siloxane; Sorbent; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249152253     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-009-0257-1     Document Type: Article

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