Methane emission from municipal solid waste dumpsites: A case study of Chennai city in India |
Srinivasan, Pavithrapriya
(Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University)
Andimuthu, Ramachandran (Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University) S.N., Ahamed Ibrahim (Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University) Ramachandran, Prasannavenkatesh (Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University) Rajkumar, Easwari (Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University) Kandasamy, Palanivelu (Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University) |
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