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Carbon Emissions Quantification of Landfill Final Cover Systems
Landfills are a major source of carbon emissions in the US. Landfills are required to comply with certain federal and state regulations, including meeting requirements for final cover systems (FCSs). Significant weightage must be assigned to carbon emissions in selection of FCS. A detailed quantification of carbon emissions for three landfill FCSs—(1) soil cover, (2) soil-geosynthetic cover, and (3) an engineered turf cover—is performed. The life cycle boundaries employed in the study are cradle to end-of-construction. Emissions are classified into three categories: (1) production, (2) transportation, and (3) construction. Emissions in these categories for each component of the FCSs are estimated. A comparative analysis of the emissions for the three FCSs is performed, and findings and results are discussed. A sensitivity analysis is performed relative to transportation distances, and results are presented.
Carbon Emissions Quantification of Landfill Final Cover Systems
Landfills are a major source of carbon emissions in the US. Landfills are required to comply with certain federal and state regulations, including meeting requirements for final cover systems (FCSs). Significant weightage must be assigned to carbon emissions in selection of FCS. A detailed quantification of carbon emissions for three landfill FCSs—(1) soil cover, (2) soil-geosynthetic cover, and (3) an engineered turf cover—is performed. The life cycle boundaries employed in the study are cradle to end-of-construction. Emissions are classified into three categories: (1) production, (2) transportation, and (3) construction. Emissions in these categories for each component of the FCSs are estimated. A comparative analysis of the emissions for the three FCSs is performed, and findings and results are discussed. A sensitivity analysis is performed relative to transportation distances, and results are presented.
Carbon Emissions Quantification of Landfill Final Cover Systems
Joshi, Rutuparna V. (author)
Geo-Congress 2023 ; 2023 ; Los Angeles, California
Geo-Congress 2023 ; 75-84
2023-03-23
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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