Emission of greenhouse gases from home aerobic composting, anaerobic digestion and vermicomposting of household wastes in Brisbane (Australia)

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 540-548

  Chan, Yiu C ^a   Sinha, Rajiv K ^a   Wang, Weijin ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

anaerobic digestion; Greenhouse gases; home composting; organic waste; vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC COMPOSTING; AUSTRALIA; BACKYARD COMPOSTING; BRISBANE; BRISBANE , AUSTRALIA; COMPOSTING SYSTEMS; EMISSION RATES; GAS SAMPLES; GHG EMISSION; HOME COMPOSTING; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; LANDFILLING; LOWER COST; MANAGEMENT METHOD; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MUNICIPAL WASTE; ORGANIC WASTES; POPULATION DENSITIES; TOTAL BUDGET; TREATMENT METHODS; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

BINS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEWAGE; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; COMPOSTING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; METHANE; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROUS OXIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSTING; COST; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOME AEROBIC COMPOSTING; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VERMICOMPOSTING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; QUEENSLAND; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 79955088435     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10375587     Document Type: Article

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