Emissions and Control of Hydrogen Sulfide at Landfills: A Review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 2043-2083

  Ko, Jae Hac ^a   Xu, Qiyong ^a   Jang, Yong Chul ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

control technologies; environmental and health impacts; hydrogen sulfide; landfills; odor emission

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INERT GASES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ODOR CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTH IMPACT; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; LANDFILL ENVIRONMENT; ODOR EMISSION; ODOR PROBLEMS; POTENTIAL RISKS;

LAND FILL;

GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR;

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LANDFILL; LITERATURE REVIEW; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ODOR; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SULFUR EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS; LANDFILL; NONHUMAN; ODOR; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84936804207     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2015.1010427     Document Type: Article

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