California Waste-to-Energy Emissions Calculations
Key Default Factors & Inputs SourceLandfill Emissions Tool, based on '04 CIWMB
CARB / Notes
3 78.8
Lo, methane generation potential (m CH4 / t MSW) Waste Characterization Study, corrected for no C&D
Soil Oxidation Factor (%) 10% CARB Default, Landfill CH4 Emissions Methodology
Global Warming Potential (GWP) 21 CARB GHG Reporting Rule, IPCC SAR (1995)
1st Order Decay Rate Constant, k (/ year) 0.02 CARB Default (40" 0.057
68 ºF
at conditions specified above (equivalent to m 3 / kg·mol)
68 ºF
at conditions specified above (equivalent to m 3 / kg·mol)
68 ºF
at conditions specified above (equivalent to m 3 / kg·mol)