Estimation of Land-fill Gas Generation from Municipal Solid Waste in Indian Cities

Type Journal Article - Energy Procedia
Title Estimation of Land-fill Gas Generation from Municipal Solid Waste in Indian Cities
Author(s)
Volume 90
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
Page numbers 50-56
URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610216313790
Abstract
Estimation of methane emission from the landfills is very much required for fast urbanizing countries. Rapid growth in population and industrialization causes a direct impact on the environment. As methane emission is a key contributor to the greenhouse effects it is necessary to quantify the methane emission from municipal solid waste (MSW), so as to take measures to ease the greenhouse gas emission. In this present study four models have been used to quantify the LFG emission estimation characteristics from MSW in six metropolitan cities covering different parts in India for a period of 30 years (1982 - 2012).

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