Abstract: Proper waste management is essential to protect human health, ecosystems, and economic prosperity. Between 2001 and 2003, the St. Louis Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers evaluated the environmental ...

Abstract: The feasibility of using landfill gas (LFG) for electricity generation at four St. Louis, Mo., area landfills was explored using the U.S. EPA's E-PLUS (Energy Project Landfill Gas Utilization Software). The estimated ...

Abstract: In a recently completed research project for the Illinois Department of Transportation, the potential service life of each noise barrier material or product currently in use by the Department was evaluated based on the ...

Abstract: A life-cycle cost model for noise barrier walls was developed based on survey data and field observations. The model includes all costs required to construct the noise barriers and uses service-life estimates based on field ...