Technical Transitions and Future Trends at MSW Landfill Sites

The Use of Selected Waste Products for the Reclamation of Existing Msw Landfill Sites

WARREN H. CHESNER Chesner Engineering, P.C. This paper presents an overview of a recently pat­ ented technology which defines the process of using selected waste products to assist in reclaiming existing municipal solid waste landfill sites [1]. The process in­ volves the pressurized injection of these materials into the void spaces of existing landfill sites to both manage the waste product an...

Microbiology of Landfill Sites

The deposition of untreated municipal solid waste (MSW) in landfills exhibits a strong impact on our environment. The main effects are methane release, which is contributing to the greenhouse effect, and contamination of groundwater through leachate. The decomposition of MSW is mediated by the cooperation of several microorganisms and is heavily influenced by substrate composition as well as ph...

Preliminary Observations from Robot-enabled Surface Methane Concentration Monitoring at a MSW Landfill

The use of robots for surface methane concentration (SMC) monitoring at municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills has the potential to improve quality of data acquisition for fugitive methane measurement over current practices. Methane concentrations vary significantly, both spatially and temporally, across a MSW landfill. However, current monitoring methods do not necessarily account for these sig...

The future of automobile society: a socio-technical transitions perspective

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Characterization of Landfill Sites in Brazil for Landfill Gas Recovery