Intensive Reclamation of Landfills and Polygons for Solid Waste Disposal

Hazardous Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Solving Solid Waste Disposal Problems

firehouse, technical assistance could be solicited. For example, the county supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration might be called in to discuss that agency's requirements regarding financing for public water and waste disposal facilities. Farmers Home is authorized to provide financial assistance to rural "associations" for the purpose of installing community domestic water and waste sy...

Heat Generation in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

This study was conducted to investigate thermal aspects of municipal solid waste landfills as a function of operational conditions and climatic region. Spatial and temporal distributions of waste temperatures were determined at four landfills located in North America �Michigan, New Mexico, Alaska, and British Columbia�. Temperatures of wastes at shallow depths �extending to 6 to 8 m depth� and ...

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Harbor Distinct Microbiomes

Landfills are the final repository for most of the discarded material from human society and its "built environments." Microorganisms subsequently degrade this discarded material in the landfill, releasing gases (largely CH4 and CO2) and a complex mixture of soluble chemical compounds in leachate. Characterization of "landfill microbiomes" and their comparison across several landfills should al...

Meeting The Challenge of Solid Waste Disposal

.Many of the most serious and complex problems facing the United States today result from our phenomenal tech­ nological achievements and. accelerating pace of urbaniza­ tion. The capacity of this nation to produce and consume goods has swelled dramatically, particularly in the two decades since the end of World War II. Within the same period, urban growth has compacted more than half of the to...