title: The contribution of biowaste disposal to odor emission from landfills.
abstract: The biowaste fractions in municipal solid waste (MSW) are the main odor sources in landfill and cause widespread complaints from residents. The ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generation processes were simulated and compared between four typical biowaste fractions individually and combined in the mixed MSW. Food waste was found to be the main contributor to odor emission in mixed MSW, with H2S generation potential of 48.4 μg kg(-1) and NH3 generation potential of 4742 μg kg(-1). Fruit waste was another source for NH3 generation, with 3933 μg kg(-1) NH3 generation potential. Meanwhile, nitrogen (N) was released in a faster way than sulfur (S) in waste, since 31% and 46% of total NH3 and H2S were generated in the first 90 days after disposal, with 1811 and 72 μg kg(-1), and more emphasis should be placed in this initial period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Monitoring of odor generation from biowastes in MSW on a laboratory scale showed that food waste is the main source for NH3 and H2S generation, whereas waste fruit is another main contributor for NH3 released. Generally, N was released in a faster way than S from mixed-waste landfilling.
authors.affiliation: a The State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Tongji University , Shanghai , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ziyang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Mingchao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Youcai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Renhua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002681:China; D009812:Odorants; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D000641:Ammonia