Comparison of different methods for determining methane emission from waste disposal sites in Thailand

Name: Sirintornthep Towprayoon

Organization : King Mongkut' s University of Technology Thonburi. The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment

Name: Chart Chiemchaisri

Organization : Kasetsart University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Environmental Engineerings

Name: Wilai Chiemchaisri

Organization : Kasetsart University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Environmental Engineerings

Name: O. Salvaros

Organization : Kasetsart University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Environmental Engineerings

Name: N. Luknanulak

Organization : Kasetsart University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Environmental Engineerings

Name: Chettiyappan Visvanathan

Organization : Asian Institute of Technology. School of Environment, Resources and Development. Environmental Engineering and Management

keyword: Methane

; Waste disposal

Abstract: This study is primarily focused on the estimation of total methane emission potential from waste disposal sites in Thailand. The results from two estimation methods, i.e. default method proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Landfill Gas Emission Model (LandGEM) proposed by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are compared with the measurement result obtained from actual waste disposal sites. From the information of waste generation rate and total disposed waste amounts at 142 waste disposal sites in Thailand, total methane emission potential from these waste sources was estimated to be 138.9 Gg/year by IPCC method, considerably higher than 94.7 Gg/year predicted by LandGEM of the EPA. Meanwhile, actual measurement from representative landfill and open dumpsites by close flux chamber technique gave an average methane emission rate of 23.95 and 1.98 g/m2.d respectively during the dry season

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Address: BANGKOK

Email: info.lib@mail.kmutt.ac.th

Created: 2005

Issued: 2015-06-25

Modified: 2017-07-17

BibliograpyCitation : Asian Journal of Energy and Environmental vol. 6, no. 1 (Mar. 2005), p. 1-16

CallNumber: 12003064

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