Assessing methane oxidation under landfill covers and its contribution to the above atmospheric CO2 levels: The added value of the isotope (δ13C and δ18O CO2; δ13C and δD CH4) approach

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1685-1692

  Widory, D ^a   Proust, E ^a   Bellenfant, G ^a   Bour, O ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

CO2; Landfill; Mass balance; Methane oxidation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; ATMOSPHERIC CO; BIOGAS FLUXES; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; GROUND LEVEL; LANDFILL COVERS; MASS BALANCE; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SHALLOW DEPTHS; STABLE ISOTOPES; WASTE BIODEGRADATION;

BIOGAS; ISOTOPES; LAND FILL; METHANE; OXIDATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOGAS; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTOPE; METHANE; OXYGEN 18;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; MASS BALANCE; METHANE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRANCE; GLACIAL MASS BALANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE TRACING; LANDFILL; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEUTERIUM; FRANCE; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 84864514262     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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