Comparison of emissions from landfills, municipal waste combustors, and fossil fuel-fired utilities
Journal Article
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· Air Pollution Consultant
OSTI ID:420755
Landfilling is the most popular disposal method for managing municipal solid waste (MSW). However, air emissions from MSW landfills have generally been unregulated until recently. Instead, EPA has focused on emissions from municipal waste combustors (MWCs), even though they only manage 15% of MSW generated in the United States. In the past, little data have been available comparing landfill and MWC air emissions. Such information is provided by this paper. It also compares emissions from waste-to-energy MWCs and fossil fuel-fired utilities with equivalent electrical generation capacity. 1 refs., 6 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 420755
- Journal Information:
- Air Pollution Consultant, Journal Name: Air Pollution Consultant Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 6; ISSN 1058-6628; ISSN APOCEH
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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