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Influence assessment of landfill gas pumping

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Changes in CH4 gas concentrations arising in a landfill as a consequence of a number of gas extraction pumping rates, are characterized. The field-monitored results indicate a fairly free flow of gas through the refuse. High pumping rates impact large expanses of the landfill site and may deplete the CH4 levels in the surface regions of the refuse.

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  1. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario

    Edward A. McBean

  2. Conestoga-Rovers and Associates Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario

    Anthony J. Crutcher & Frank A. Rovers

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McBean, E.A., Crutcher, A.J. & Rovers, F.A. Influence assessment of landfill gas pumping. Water Air Soil Pollut 22, 227–239 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00159346

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