Abstract: Solid waste decision makers use waste composition studies in sustainability planning and as metrics to measure their environmental benefits (e.g., recycling rates). In many of these studies, there are varying waste components ...

Abstract: The addition of liquids to municipal solid waste landfills, a practice sometimes performed under pressure to promote moisture distribution, has the potential to affect slope stability as a result of increased pore water ...

Abstract: The purpose of this technical note is to present two analytic solutions for modeling one-dimensional gas flow in municipal solid waste landfills with horizontal gas collection systems. In previous work, vertical flow was ...

Abstract: Regulations that dictate the management of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and lead-based paint (LBP) debris in the United States require these materials to be managed in a specific manner at the job site to reduce ...

Abstract: The permeability of compacted municipal solid waste in a landfill with respect to air (or gas) flow was estimated using a short-term air injection test. Air was added to 134 vertical wells installed at three different ...

Abstract: Extraction of biogas from horizontal layers above, below, and within municipal solid waste landfills is becoming more commonplace. A steady-state one-dimensional analytical landfill gas model was developed to assist in the ...

Abstract: This paper reports the in situ field saturated hydraulic conductivity of municipal solid waste at a landfill in Florida. The saturated hydraulic conductivity

Abstract: Leachate collection systems (LCSs) are designed to efficiently remove leachate from solid waste landfills. This prevents ponding of the leachate on the liner system, thus minimizing leachate migration to the environment. ...

Abstract: The occurrence of leachate seepage at side slopes of municipal solid waste landfills represents a major design and operational concern at bioreactor landfills where leachate is recirculated into the waste mass to enhance ...

Abstract: The leachate collection system (LCS) and leak detection system (LDS) flow rate data from 240 cells (or a combination of cells) at 54 municipal solid-waste landfills (located in seven US states) with double-liner systems ...