<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Waste management is one of the most relevant problems of environmental protection. Landfills constitute an unavoidable component of the waste management system. The article discusses the problem of landfill odours. Reduction of waste tipping areas and temporary waste covering are the most efficient measures for reducing odours from landfills. The article presents the results of experimental tests on the use of building debris for the reduction of odours from landfills. Tests were performed by applying dynamic olfactometry. Upon covering waste with the building debris layer of 10 cm thickness odour thresholds fell from 51.0 to 79.7% compared with uncovered waste.</p></abstract>

Waste management is one of the most relevant problems of environmental protection. Landfills constitute an unavoidable component of the waste management system. The article discusses the problem of landfill odours. Reduction of waste tipping areas and temporary waste covering are the most efficient measures for reducing odours from landfills. The article presents the results of experimental tests on the use of building debris for the reduction of odours from landfills. Tests were performed by applying dynamic olfactometry. Upon covering waste with the building debris layer of 10 cm thickness odour thresholds fell from 51.0 to 79.7% compared with uncovered waste.

Experimental Tests on the Influence of Waste Covering Layer on Odour Reduction

Institute of Environmental Protection, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Waste management is one of the most relevant problems of environmental protection. Landfills constitute an unavoidable component of the waste management...

Experimental Tests on the Influence of Waste Covering Layer on Odour Reduction

Published Online: Oct 08, 2013

Page range: 543 - 554

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2013-0032

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