Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Waste
IPCC: |
4A1 - Solid Waste Disposal - Managed Waste Disposal Sites |
Sector: |
Industrial : Landfills |
♦ Activity: Landfill gas generation - Landfill gas
♦ Greenhouse gas: Nitrous oxide ( N2O )
► Year 2001 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
22.67 tonnes of N2O Emitted (6,757 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Landfill gas generation] * [Landfill gas N2O emission factor] |
Reference: |
IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T., and Tanabe K. (eds). Vol.5, Chap. 3: Solid Waste Disposal. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/5_Volume5/V5_3_Ch3_SWDS.pdf |
● Activity level used in calculations —
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
1.674E-04 g of N2O per scf of Landfill gas 0.0499 g of CO2eq. per scf of Landfill gas |