Mapping landfill gas migration using resistivity monitoring

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-15

  Rosqvist, Håkan ^a   Leroux, Virginie ^b   Dahlin, Torleif ^b   Svensson, Mats ^c   Lindsjö, Magnus ^a   Månsson, Carl Henrik ^d   Johansson, Sara ^b  

^a Research Department   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Head of GEO Department   (Sweden)

^d Environmental Engineering   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Investigation; Landfill; Site; Waste management and disposal

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR LANDFILL; GEOELECTRICAL; INVESTIGATION; LANDFILL GAS MIGRATION; LANDFILL SITE; LASER SCANNING; METHANE EMISSIONS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; RESISTIVITY IMAGING; RESISTIVITY VARIATION; SITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

LAND FILL; METHANE; MONITORING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 79951500719     PISSN: 17476526     EISSN: 17476534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/warm.2011.164.1.3     Document Type: Article

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