Empirical gas emission and oxidation measurement at cover soil of dumping site: example from Malaysia

Abstract

Methane (CH4) is one of the most relevant greenhouse gases and it has a global warming potential 25 times greater than that of carbon dioxide (CO2), risking human health and the environment. Microbial CH4 oxidation in landfill cover soils may constitute a means of controlling CH4 emissions. The study was intended to quantify CH4 and CO2 emissions rates at the Sungai Sedu open dumping landfill during the dry season, characterize their spatial and temporal variations, and measure the CH4 oxidation associated with the landfill cover soil using a homemade static flux chamber.

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Keywords

Sungai Sedu, Open dumping landfill, Methane emission, Methane oxidation, Kriging, IDW

Citation

Abushammala, M. F., Basri, N. E. A., Basri, H., Kadhum, A. A. H., & El-Shafie, A. H. (2013). Empirical gas emission and oxidation measurement at cover soil of dumping site: example from Malaysia. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 185, 4919-4932.

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