Enhancement of landfill methane oxidation using different types of organic wastes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2489-2496

  Pariatamby, Agamuthu ^a   Cheah, Weng Yee ^a   Shrizal, Rahedah ^a   Thamlarson, Nithyarubini ^a   Lim, Boon Tien ^a   Barasarathi, Jayanthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CH4 oxidation; Greenhouse gas reduction; Landfill cover; Microbial oxidation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND FILL; METHANE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TEA; YEAST;

CH4 OXIDATION; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; LANDFILL COVER MATERIAL; LANDFILL COVERS; LANDFILL-COVER SOILS; MICROBIAL OXIDATION;

OXIDATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOST; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LANDFILL; METHANE; OXIDATION; WASTE;

EID: 85027942977     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3600-3     Document Type: Article

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