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Table of contents
Preface ix
About the author xi
Abbreviations and symbols xiii
1 Landfilling of municipal solid waste in global perspective 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Current state of waste landfilling 1
1.3 Landfill gas impact on the environment 3
1.3.1 Landfill gas contribution to climate change 3
1.3.2 Landfill gas effect on the atmospheric chemistry 4
1.3.3 Local odour nuisance 4
1.3.4 Human health hazards 4
1.4 Role of waste landfilling in carbon budget 5
1.4.1 Landfills as a carbon repository 5
1.4.2 Landfill gas as renewable energy source 6
1.5 Strategies of mitigation for landfill gas emission 6
1.6 Summary 9
References 10
2 Characteristics of landfill gas 13
2.1 Introduction 13
2.2 Landfill gas composition 13
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