Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutants Emissions Derived from Different Mitigation Measures in the Management of Solid Urban Waste in the Canton of San José, Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2017 |
| Descripción: | Greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants emissions as well as the potential for electric power generation were estimated for four different scenarios of final disposal of solid urban waste (MSW) in San Jose: landfill, incineration, composting and mechanical-biological treatment. Generation and composition waste data reported by the San Jose Department of Environmental Services were used as input for a life cycle analysis as well as the respective materials and energy flows for each proposal, based on the formulation of the respective balances of mass and energy. The final disposal in landfills is the treatment that emits more emissions of greenhouse gases with 532.5 Ton CO2e / d and a potential of electricity generation of up to 73.45 MWh, followed by the incineration of MSW with 401.9 Ton CO2e / d. However, alternative scenarios such as incineration additionally generate significant emissions of air pollutants such as particulates (5.14 Ton / d), NOx (0.75 Ton / d) and CO (0.13 Ton / d). |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/10114 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/10114 |
| Palabra clave: | Climate Change energy greenhouse gases emissions municipality environmental management urban solid residues cambio climático energía gases efecto invernadero gestión ambiental municipal residuos sólidos urbanos Mudança climática energia gases de efeito estufa gestão ambiental municipal resíduos sólidos urbanos |