Greenhouse gases derived from the biological tratament of solid waste
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Biological treatment is a practice that reduces the volume of materials, promotes the stabilization of waste, and destroys pathogenic agents. The management through aerobic processes to encourage decomposition causes most of the degradable organic carbon in the waste to be converted into biogenic carbon dioxide. In the anaerobic conditions of compost bags, methane and nitrous oxide are also formed. This study estimated greenhouse gas emissions from composting in Cuba for the time series 2002-2022 by applying the 2006 Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It was found that methane and nitrous oxide emissions resulting from biological waste treatment are typically low in Cuba.
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