Using observed data to improve estimated methane collection from select U.S. landfills

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3251-3257

  Wang, Xiaoming ^a   Nagpure, Ajay S ^a   Decarolis, Joseph F ^a   Barlaz, Morton A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY COMMODITY; FIRST-ORDER DECAYS; LANDFILL GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE PRODUCTION; SEARCH TECHNIQUE; SUM OF SQUARED ERRORS; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECAY (ORGANIC); GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OPTIMIZATION;

LAND FILL;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; DATA SET; DECOMPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAS WELL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANDFILL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GASES; KINETICS; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PUBLIC POLICY; RAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875799328     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304565m     Document Type: Article

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