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Landfills, one of the most favored waste management options, are also the largest source of anthropogenic methane emission in the U.S.A. Methane generated during the biochemical degradation of organic fraction of solid waste in a landfill is also one of the main greenhouse gases, well known for...
of greenhouse gases. Finland has a peculiar place in respect of this regulation, as it contains the vastest forest area among all Member States. According to LULUCF Regulation provisions, Finland should be granted a specifically increased compensation calculated on the basis of a factor expressed ...
The EPA and the DOJ collaborate on enforcing federal environmental laws. In March 2020, the EPA issued a temporary policy regarding enforcement of environmental regulatory obligations during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Under this policy, the EPA has exercised enforcement ...
Air quality managementdecisions are often made among competing interests and perspectives. These involve trade-offs. For example, remediating a contaminated site may call for excavation of soil, which is then incinerated. The complete incineration will result in generating and emitting greenhouse gases....
Scope 1.: Direct greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions Scope 2.:Indirect GHG emissions*Indirect emissions from the use of electricity, heat, and steam supplied by other companies. Scope 3.:Indirect emissions other than those in Scopes 1 and 2 2050 Society The current global population of 7.8 billio...
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Some chemicals released into the atmosphere by human activities, such as CO2, CH4, N2O, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs, exemplified byFreon-12), cause a greenhouse effect [7,8]. The burning of fossil fuels and other human activities increase the concentration of greenhouse gases, leading to globa...
Despite their low concentration in raw biogas (usually 1% by volume), just like hydrogen sulfide, VOCs lead to equipment problems and negative environmental effects such as greenhouse gases, groundwater contaminants, and disagreeable odor, and they can affect human health [9,73]. For example, aci...