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Greenhouse gas emissions from a landfill of mechanical-biologically treated waste
Project
Project code: TI-AK-08-PID1485
Contract period: 01.01.2013
- 31.07.2014
Purpose of research: Experimental development
Landfills of mechanical-biologically treated waste (MBT) are a source of greenhouse gas emissions. There can be a conflict of goals regarding mitigation activities: reduced methane emissions are offset by increased nitrous oxide emissions. It has been assumed that mechanical-biologically pre-treatment mitigates greenhouse gas emissions. However, greenhouse gas emissions from MBT landfills have almost not been measured so far. The project conducts one of the first emission measurements from an MBT landfill. Results of the project enable better control of waste treatment, which results in better mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. We measured emissions of methane and nitrous oxide using manual chambers, sampled the landfill gas and analyzed conditions of nitrogen transformations within the landfill.
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Subjects
- Agroecology
- Climate Change
