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Appendix B: Definition of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Categories
Pages 213-214

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... Landfills: Methane emissions from the anaerobic decomposition of biodegradable waste fractions (e.g., food waste, garden waste, and paper) in municipal solid waste and industrial landfills.
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... Composting of organic waste, such as food waste, garden and park waste, and wastewater treatment sludge can also lead to methane emissions. The amount of methane released is a function of the amount of degradable organic material in the waste.
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Key Terms

  • coal mines
  • food waste
  • methane generated
  • underground coal
  • methane transport

  • anaerobic decomposition
  • engineered biogas
  • park waste
  • industrial landfills
  • cover materials

  • primary factors
  • biodegradable waste
  • soil carbon
  • gas inventory
  • municipal solid

  • includes methane
  • methanogenesis occurring
  • seasonal climate
  • coal mining
  • soil properties

  • emissions comes
  • factors determining
  • greenhouse gas
  • abandoned coal
  • operational practices

  • flooded rice
  • biogenic methane
  • considered biogenic
  • water treatment
  • management regime


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