Evaluation of landfill gas production and emissions in a MSW large-scale Experimental Cell in Brazil

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 966-977

  Maciel, Felipe Jucá ^a   Jucá, José Fernando Thomé ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION; COVER LAYERS; DEFAULT PARAMETERS; DISPOSAL SITES; EMISSION MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FIELD TEST; FIRST-ORDER MODELS; FLUX RATES; GAS GENERATION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOTECHNICAL; LANDFILL GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; TROPICAL CLIMATES; WASTE CHARACTERISATION;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE MODELS; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND FILL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

METHANE;

DECOMPOSITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS PRODUCTION; LANDFILL; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BRAZIL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; METHANE; OXYGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 79952709422     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.01.030     Document Type: Article

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