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Progression of Elevated Temperatures in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Elevated temperatures in municipal solid waste landfills can pose health, environmental, and safety risks because they can generate excessive gases, liquids, pressures, and heat that can damage landfill infrastructure. ...
Aluminum Waste Reaction Indicators in a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Subtitle D landfills may contain aluminum from residential and commercial solid waste, industrial waste, and aluminum production wastes. Some aluminum-bearing waste materials, particularly aluminum production wastes, may ...
Detection of Aluminum Waste Reactions and Waste Fires
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Aluminum production wastes (APW) placed in Subtitle D regulated landfills may react exothermically and cause uncontrolled temperature increases, large volumes of explosive and toxic gasses, increases in landfill gas pressure ...