Biocover performance of landfill methane oxidation: Experimental results

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 785-793

  Cabral, A R ^a   Moreira, J F V ^a   Jugnia, L B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocover; Biological processes; Emissions; Landfills; Oxidation; Passive methane oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOCOVER; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CONCENTRATION SCAN; LANDFILL METHANE; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOTROPHS; OXIDATION ZONES; REMOVAL RATE; UPPER LIMITS;

COMPOSTING; METHANE; OXIDATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LAND FILL;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL EMISSION;

EID: 77955334485     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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