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Calculating Carbon Emission Effect of Waste Management Activities

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Time Distribution <strong>of</strong> L o<br />

Mass <strong>of</strong> material landfilled M, times L o yields<br />

the maximum amount <strong>of</strong> methane that can be<br />

generated from that material.<br />

Applying a first order decay function (e -kt ) to<br />

M x L o will give a time distribution to the<br />

emissions.<br />

Resulting relationship commonly known as<br />

Scholl Canyon Model.<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Services

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