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Published on: June 12, 2016
Methane emission and heavy metals quantification from selected landfill areas in India
Manju Rawat1, Umesh K Singh, Amit K Mishra
1Lab No. 216/221, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India. mrawat@yahoo.com
Abstract:
In this study, an attempt has been made to study methane flux and quantification of heavy metals from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill areas of selected cities in India. During the period of study, the average value of methane flux was estimated from these landfill areas varied from 146-454 mg/m2/h. Methane emission from landfill is of serious environmental global concern as it accounts for approximately 15 percentages of current Greenhouse gas emissions. It has been estimated that methane emission, from landfill areas in the world, in next two decades would be same as that what is emitted from paddy fields presently. Besides, the estimation of methane flux, quantification of some heavy metals was conducted to analyse the suitability of using MSW as compost. The average values for metals were observed to be both within the range of USEPA and Indian standards for MSW disposal in landfill areas and to be used as compost respectively.
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