According to the BioCycle/Columbia survey of municipal solid wastes (MSW), the U.S. generates nearly 400 million tons of MSW, 64% of which is landfilled. When MSW is buried in a landfill, a complex series of reactions occur in which anaerobic microorganisms decompose a portion of the organic fraction of the …
Mais »Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases and Waste Disposal/Incineration
Let us begin with a fact. There is abundant evidence from geology, archaeology, history and meteorology, that climate changes from time to time and there is abundant evidence that changes can be rapid and extreme. For example about 100,000 years ago the climate of British Isles, like the rest of …
Mais »THE IMPORTANCE OF LANDFILL GAS CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION IN THE U.S.
According to the BioCycle/Columbia survey of municipal solid wastes (MSW), the U.S. generates nearly 400 million tons of MSW, 64% of which is landfilled. When MSW is buried in a landfill, a complex series of reactions occur in which anaerobic microorganisms decompose a portion of the organic fraction of the …
Mais »Primer on Landfill Gas as "Green" Energy
The Importance of Landfill Gas Extraction to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Proportion of Active Landfill Gas Recovery Achievable Over the Life of a Modern Sanitary Landfill
Due to its high content of methane, landfill gas can be regarded on the one hand as a useful alternative source of energy, when collected and utilized, whilst on the other hand, when released unused and untreated into the atmosphere, it causes considerable harm to the environment, contributing substantially to …
Mais »Primer on Landfill Gas as "Green" Energy
The Importance of Landfill Gas Extraction to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Proportion of Active Landfill Gas Recovery Achievable Over the Life of a Modern Sanitary Landfill
Due to its high content of methane, landfill gas can be regarded on the one hand as a useful alternative source of energy, when collected and utilized, whilst on the other hand, when released unused and untreated into the atmosphere, it causes considerable harm to the environment, contributing substantially to …
Mais »Primer on Landfill Gas as "Green" Energy
The Importance of Landfill Gas Extraction to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Proportion of Active Landfill Gas Recovery Achievable Over the Life of a Modern Sanitary Landfill
Due to its high content of methane, landfill gas can be regarded on the one hand as a useful alternative source of energy, when collected and utilized, whilst on the other hand, when released unused and untreated into the atmosphere, it causes considerable harm to the environment, contributing substantially to …
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