Estimation of waste component-specific landfill decay rates using laboratory-scale decomposition data

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4722-4728

  Cruz, Florentino B De La ^a   Barlaz, Morton A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED PAPER; DECAY RATE; FIELD SCALE; FOOD WASTE; LABORATORY SCALE; LANDFILL GAS; LANDFILL GAS EMISSIONS; LANDFILL WASTES; METHANE PRODUCTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OFFICE PAPER; WASTE COMPOSITION; YARD WASTES;

CORRUGATED CONTAINERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND FILL; METHANATION; METHANE; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

METHANE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LANDFILL; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; DECOMPOSITION; GRASS; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLANT LEAF; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CITIES; KINETICS; LABORATORIES; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77953504236     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100240r     Document Type: Article

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