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CHAPTER 16. WASTE MANAGEMENT
Citation:
Thorneloe, S., M. Barlaz, R. Peer, L. Huff, L. Davis, AND J. Mangino. CHAPTER 16. WASTE MANAGEMENT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-94/090 (NTIS PB94174794), 1993.
Description:
The chapter discusses global methane (CH4) emissions from waste management. t begins with a brief overview of how CH4 is generated from the anaerobic decomposition of waste and then discusses in detail landfills, wastewater treatment lagoons, and livestock waste management. urrent techniques for estimating CH4 emissions from waste are summarized, and sources of uncertainty and areas where further study would be beneficial are identified. (NOTE: Landfills, wastewater treatment lagoons, and livestock waste management are all waste management operations representing major sources of CH4. nitial estimates of CH4 emissions from these sources suggest approximately 72 Tg/yr globally with a 95% confidence interval of 54-95 Tg/yr. his represents approximately 14% of total global CH4 emissions of 500 Tg/yr.) The potential control of CH4 emissions from waste management has been targeted by the U.S. and other countries as part of greenhouse gas reduction programs designed to meet the goals of treaties signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. onsequently, reducing the uncertainty associated with CH4 emission estimates is a high priority.
