Using bio-waste compost as a landfill cover material for the reduction of methane emissions to the atmosphere

Methane (CHt) is a greenhouse gas with a global warnling potential. Much is released into the atmosphere from landfill waste disposal sites. Bio-waste compost could be used as cover material to support the microbial oxidation of methane. Mature compost supported higher CH4 oxidation rates than fresh...

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Main Author: Chapman, Mark Martin
Published: Imperial College London 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485426