Landfill gas - a potential environmental hazard

Methane derived from the decomposition of organic material contained within a landfill may escape beyond the site boundary where it can pose an explosion or fire hazard. Methods are described to prevent die occurrence of such lateral gas migration. Problems due to the accumulation of gas in buildings, erected on landfill sites, have occurred and techniques are now available to overcome these at some sites. However, it is recognized that at other sites, redevelopment should not be allowed to take place on die grounds of safety

Civil engineering · Decomposition · Environmental hazard · Forensic engineering · Hazard · Landfill gas · Methane · Methane gas · Municipal solid waste · Redevelopment · Toxic gas · Waste management · Chemistry · Engineering · Environmental Science · Landfill Environmental Impact Studies · Environmental Engineering