Table 1.
Variables and categories selected in the preliminary analysis to study their influence on gaseous emissions during solid waste management
| Variable | Category |
|---|---|
| Waste type | Cattle manure (CtM) |
| Dairy manure (DrM) | |
| Pig manure (PgM) | |
| Poultry manure (PlM) | |
| Food waste (FW) | |
| Green waste (GW) | |
| Sewage sludge (SS) | |
| Treatment type | Storage (ST) |
| Turned (TU) | |
| Forced aeration (FA) | |
| F. aeration + Turned (F + T) | |
| Covered (COV) | |
| Compacted (COM) | |
| Temperature | Cool temperate |
| Warm temperate | |
| Annual rainfall rate | Dry |
| Moist | |
| Wet | |
| Duration | <1 month |
| 1–3 months | |
| >3 months | |
| Scale | Commercial |
| Pilot |