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Title: Landfill gas collection from an operating bioreactor landfill

Conference ·
OSTI ID:86573
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  1. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States); and others

The operation of landfills as controlled bioreactors under wet conditions offers the potential for safer and more effective management of landfilled solid waste relative to traditional dry landfill systems. The effects of different environmental conditions on the degree and rate of landfill stabilization have been evaluated in a number of pilot-scale studies during the previous twenty years. These studies have demonstrated that increased levels of moisture in the waste and the recycle of leachate through the waste increase the rate of waste stabilization. Benefits of leachate recycle, including leachate hydrologic management and in-situ leachate treatment, make leachate recycle an attractive option for some landfill operators. A number of landfill currently practice leachate recycle throughout the United States. This paper reviews recent results regarding gas collection from an operating bioreactor landfill in Alachua County, Florida.

OSTI ID:
86573
Report Number(s):
CONF-9503100-; TRN: 95:005309-0002
Resource Relation:
Conference: 18. annual Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) landfill gas symposium, New Orleans, LA (United States), 27-30 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of SWANA 18th annual landfill gas symposium; PB: 201 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English