Abstract
The CH4 is one of the six Greenhouse Effect Gases (GEG) that is mentioned in the Kyoto Protocol. The GEG is generated by the anthropic activities which are conducive to climate changes if their management is not conducted in a proper way. The main purpose of the environment policy is the reduction of the GEG emission. It is well-known that the CH4 gas emission from municipal solid waste MSW landfills is responsible for 4 ÷ 5% of the total Greenhouse Effect. It is necessary to have a practical method to calculate the quantitative CH4 gas emission, in order to apply an efficient management of the CH4 gas emission from MSW landfills, conforming or non-conforming. This method has to be transparent, credible, coherent, and applicable both for conforming and non-conforming MSW deposits. This paper proposes a new estimation calculation method of the CH4 gas emission from all MSW deposits in Romania. The IPCC group of experts has made recommendations related to the estimation of CH4 but the European Union (EU) admits that the environmental conditions are not the same in every Member State. The annual evolution of CO2 for the CH4 gas emission at every MSW location is valuable information for the Environment Authority with a view to realistic environmental planning and for an efficient policy to be applied in order to reduce the greenhouse effect of MSW landfills.
Highlights
In May 2013, the United Nations (UN) adopted the KYOTO Protocol [1] relating to the pollution emission agents and the transfer registers
This paper proposes a new estimation calculation method of the CH4 gas emission from all MSW deposits in Romania
Basic consideration: a) The percentage composition of MSW landfill body is in accordance with the data provisions given in Table 1. b) The wastes from the MSW landfill body are gradually degraded in accordance with the environment conditions; c) To calculate the quantity of CH4 gas emission from degraded MSW, at the year of calculation, the IPCC recommended values [9] have been taken into consideration. d) The MSW degraded quantity has the same percentage composition as the MSW landfill body; e) The MSW degraded quantity generates DOC-Dissolved Organic Carbon, and, as a consequence, the CH4 gas emission is produced
Summary
Vieru 192 called PRTR Protocol or Kiev Protocol) [2] together with the UN Convention on climate changes This Convention is referring, among others, to the landfills having a daily activity of more than 10,000 tons/day MSW which amounts to more than 450,000 tons/year. Romania has adopted the UN PRTR Protocol and for the MSW landfills with more than 10,000 tons/day, the CH4 emission will be included in a register. It is very clear that a method to estimate the CH4 methane gas emission from MSW landfills is absolutely necessary [3] This method has to cover the calculation of the CH4 emission from both conforming and non-conforming MSW Romanian landfills [4] [5]. I have to make a remark: the drawing up graphics were obtained by manual calculation rather than using specific software
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