Life-cycle inventory and impact evaluation of mining municipal solid waste landfills

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2920-2927

  Jain, Pradeep ^a   Powell, Jon T ^a   Smith, Justin L ^a   Townsend, Timothy G ^b   Tolaymat, Thabet ^c  

^a Innovative Waste Consulting Services LLC   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MASS TRANSPORTATION; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DIESEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; UNLINED LANDFILLS;

LAND FILL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION POLICY; RELOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIQUID; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT; ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PROCEDURES; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY;

SOLID WASTE; WASTE;

ANIMALS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84895526844     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404382s     Document Type: Article

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