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Mitigation of Landfill Gas Emissions
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Mitigation of Landfill Gas Emissions

by Malgorzata Pawlowska
April 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
100 pages
5h 22m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Mitigation of Landfill Gas Emissions
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CHAPTER 5
Biological oxidation as a method for mitigation of LFG emission
5.1 INTRODUCTION
The ability of microorganisms to use different compounds of an organic and inorganic
nature, as a source of building elements and energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions from
landfill sites. Microorganisms; especially bacteria growing in the porous material, which con-
stitute landfill cover, and also the one living in the surface layer; decompose some of the
compounds contained in landfill gas. As a result of this decomposition, called biodegrada-
tion, simple mineral and organic compounds, which are less harmful to the environment than
parent compounds, are formed. The initiation of this process does not require special inocu-
lation of the material. ...
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ISBN: 9780415630771