The effect of atmospheric pressure on CH4 and CO2 emission from a closed landfill site in Manchester, UK

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 5729-5735

  Nwachukwu, A N ^a   Anonye, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asphyxiant; Climate mitigation policies; Explosive mixture; GasClam; Global warming potential; Greenhouse gas; Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIANT; CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES; GASCLAM; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; RISK PREDICTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROMETERS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND FILL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; METHANE; MITIGATION; WATER DEPTH;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASON; SOIL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ENGLAND; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878734103     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2979-0     Document Type: Article

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