Emission characteristics and air-surface exchange of gaseous mercury at the largest active landfill in Asia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 188-197

  Zhu, Wei ^a,e   Li, Zhonggen ^a   Chai, Xiaoli ^b   Hao, Yongxia ^b   Lin, Che Jen ^a,c,d   Sommar, Jonas ^a   Feng, Xinbin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Lamar University   (United States)

^d SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

GEM flux; Interstitial gas GEM; Landfill; Landfill gas; Shanghai

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGY; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; LANDFILL GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; SHANGHAI;

EMISSION CONTROL; LAND FILL; MERCURY (METAL); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS;

BIOGAS;

MERCURY;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; LANDFILL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL SURFACE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VENTING;

AIR; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GAS; GAS PERMEABILITY; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE SOIL;

CHINA;

EID: 84880429626     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.083     Document Type: Article

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