Biogas
Biogas - a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide gases with impurities such as nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, etc. It is formed during the decomposition of waste by cellulose anaerobic organisms in the presence of methanogenic bacteria. At unauthorized landfills, it is a cause of explosive and fire-hazardous situations
Source: Government of Moscow Decree No. 313-PP dated 03.05.2005
"ON APPROVING MOSCOW CITY CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS "REGULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF WORKS FOR RECLAMATION OF UNAUTHORIZED LANDFILLS IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW"
"Biogas": gaseous fuel produced from biomass and/or biodegradable parts of waste, purified to the quality of natural gas, and used as a biofuel or forest gas
Source: DIRECTIVE No. 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union
"ON THE SUPPORT OF THE USE OF BIOLOGICAL FUEL AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN TRANSPORT" [rus., eng.]
(Adopted in Brussels on 08.05.2003)