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FRESH KILLS LANDFILL [2 records]

Record 1 1997-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

... the Fresh Kills Landfill located on the west side of Staten Island... now covers approximately 1, 200 hectares and contains over 70 million cubic metres of refuse.... Fresh Kills landfill is owned by the New York City and operated by the Department of Sanitation.... Garbage from Staten Island is trucked directly to the landfill whereas refuse from the other four New York Boroughs arrives by barge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

[...] la décharge Fresh Kills, située sur le côté ouest de Staten Island, [...] recouvre maintenant environ 1 200 hectares et renferme plus de 70 millions de mètres cubes d'ordures. [...] La décharge de Fresh Kills appartient à la ville de New York et est exploitée par le Service d'assainissement [...]. Les déchets de Staten Island sont amenés à la décharge directement par camion, alors que ceux des quatre autres quartiers de New York arrivent par chalands.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Waste Management
CONT

It is estimated that the Fresh Kills landfill emits 60 million standard cubic feet per day(MSCFD) of landfill gas of which slightly more than half is methane....

Key term(s)
  • million standard cubic feet per day

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

On estime que la décharge Fresh Kills émet environ 60 millions de pieds cubes standards par jour (MPCSJ) de gaz d'enfouissement, dont un peu plus de la moitié est du méthane [...]

Key term(s)
  • millions de pieds cubes standards par jour

Spanish

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