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The Influence of Waste Composition on Landfill Gas Generation in a Pilot-Scale Lysimeter
Applied Sciences, 2019 The Sudokwon landfill site in Korea, is one of the largest landfill sites in the world, and consists of a first landfill site and second landfill site.
Woojin Chung +2 more
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Microplastic pollution from active and inactive landfill in Indonesia: Case study in Leuwigajah and Sarimukti Landfill [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesA landfill is the most common waste disposal in Indonesia, yet the implementation and operation of landfills are still far from optimal due to lack of funding and management failure. Moreover, landfill was operated as unmanaged open dumps. This situation
Sembiring Emenda +1 more
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Knowledge, 2023 The global surge in urbanization and population growth has led to a significant increase in municipal solid waste generation, posing a considerable challenge in identifying suitable landfill sites.
Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro +4 more
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Characteristics and management of landfill solid waste in Kumasi, Ghana
Scientific African, 2019 The design and performance analysis of landfill systems require information on the characteristics of landfill waste as well as the operational activities at the landfill site. There is however limited information on the characteristics of landfill waste
Frederick Owusu-Nimo +4 more
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Analysis of the potential of landfill gas as an alternative for electrical energy source [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 Municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated from human activities, where most of them end up at the landfill. The landfill gas produced from the degradation of organic matter in the MSW landfill contains methane can be used as the energy source.
Munawar Edi +4 more
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Challenges in Selecting a Sustainable Landfill Site in Malaysia
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 Landfill is essential in the management of municipal solid wastes in Malaysia. The role of a landfill site has become prominent with the increasing quantity of municipal solid waste.
Sin Tey Jia, Chen Goh Kai, Hwang Goh Hui
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A Greenhouse Gas Inventory in the Municipal Landfill of the City of Limeira, Brazil
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2015 Landfill main gases are methane and carbon dioxide, and result mainly from the anaerobic digestion of organic waste. The exact distribution of gases in the landfill varies with the landfill age among other factors such as waste composition, moisture ...
S.A. Pozza +2 more
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The effect of climate change on the potential for landfill gas generation at the Vinča landfill site [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Climate change projections indicate that Republic of Serbia and the Western Balkans will face a high probability of continuing temperature increases, climatic extremes are projected to become more common, including a significant increase in the number of
Dajić Ana +2 more
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Boom, 2014 The author returns to Bakersfield, California to clear out her childhood home and confronts the unsustainable reality of life in today’s San Joaquin Valley. Presented as a series of narratives related by friends and neighbors during trips to Bakersfield’s immense landfill site, Maretich paints a picture of a community struggling under the effects of ...
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A new economic instrument for financing accelerated landfill aftercare [PDF]
, 2014 The key aspects of landfill operation that remain unresolved are the extended timescale and uncertain funding of the post-closure period. This paper reviews the topic and proposes an economic instrument to resolve the unsustainable nature of the current ...
K. Knox +11 more
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