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Landfills Emit Greenhouse Gases?

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  • Abderrahim Lakhouit

    (University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia)

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Actually, and with development economical and industrial, the waste disposal represents a serious problem if biogas emissions are not controlled [1]. Broadly, landfills are the most common, simple and economic methods to dispose the wastes [2]. The term ‘landfill’ is used herein to describe a unit operation for final disposal of MSW on land [3]. The cheapest method, in term of exploitation and capital cost, is landfilling comparatively with other methods (incineration, composting,..., etc) [4,5]. This method produces biogas emissions into the atmosphere. Decomposition of solid wastes may cause environmental problems, more especially if the biogas emissions are not controlled.

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  • Abderrahim Lakhouit, 2018. "Landfills Emit Greenhouse Gases?," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 15(2), pages 52-53, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:15:y:2018:i:2:p:52-53
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.15.555909
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