TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental economy and greenhouse gas generation in a sanitary landfill in Mexico
AU - Tavera-Cortés, M. E.
AU - Mena-Espino, X.
AU - Rosano-Ortega, G.
AU - Sánchez-Ruiz, F. J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Iranian Society of Environmentalists (IRSEN) and Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Sanitary landfills are the most used way to dispose of the garbage generated in the country. In landfills, it is essential to know the amount of waste that is collected and disposed of, as well as its characteristics, such as density, composition, humidity, and calorific value, to design collection, transport, and final disposal systems. This work aims to determine the economic and environmental potential of the methane gas production of generated clean energy in a landfill in Mexico. This work considers standards developed for measuring gases released into the environment. An in situ sampling was carried out in a sanitary landfill in 36 biogas wells using a GA5000 analyzer. The emission of 28,965 tons of methane gas and 83,244 tons of carbon dioxide per day is estimated at the landfill. A negative externality can become positive when the use of solid urban waste produces electrical energy by capturing the greenhouse gases generated in the decomposition of the waste present in the landfill.
AB - Sanitary landfills are the most used way to dispose of the garbage generated in the country. In landfills, it is essential to know the amount of waste that is collected and disposed of, as well as its characteristics, such as density, composition, humidity, and calorific value, to design collection, transport, and final disposal systems. This work aims to determine the economic and environmental potential of the methane gas production of generated clean energy in a landfill in Mexico. This work considers standards developed for measuring gases released into the environment. An in situ sampling was carried out in a sanitary landfill in 36 biogas wells using a GA5000 analyzer. The emission of 28,965 tons of methane gas and 83,244 tons of carbon dioxide per day is estimated at the landfill. A negative externality can become positive when the use of solid urban waste produces electrical energy by capturing the greenhouse gases generated in the decomposition of the waste present in the landfill.
KW - Biogas
KW - Electricity
KW - Externality
KW - Sanitary landfill
KW - Urban solid waste
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U2 - 10.1007/s13762-023-04954-1
DO - 10.1007/s13762-023-04954-1
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85158162650
SN - 1735-1472
VL - 20
SP - 13809
EP - 13818
JO - International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
IS - 12
ER -