Observations on the methane oxidation capacity of landfill soils

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 914-925

  Chanton, Jeffrey ^a   Abichou, Tarek ^b   Langford, Claire ^a   Spokas, Kurt ^c   Hater, Gary ^d   Green, Roger ^d   Goldsmith, Doug ^e   Barlaz, Morton A ^f  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d WASTE MANAGEMENT INC   (United States)

^e Alternative Natural Technologies Inc   (United States)

^f North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COVER SOIL; COVER TYPES; EMISSION RATES; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLUX RATES; GAS TRANSPORT; LANDFILL COVERS; METHANE OXIDATION; MODELING RESULTS; MODELING TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODELS; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; OXIDATION RATES;

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; LOADING; METHANE; OXIDATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LAND FILL;

METHANE;

ADVECTION; DIFFUSION; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS TRANSPORT; LANDFILL; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; SOIL COVER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; LANDFILL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952693637     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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