Landfill Bioreactor Design & Operation [Hardcover]

Using biotechnology to help control landfill processes can mitigate costs, shorten the time needed to process solid waste, and ease the typical ecological damage to the land being used. This first-of-its-kind book provides regulators, designers, landfill owners, and operators with information that supports the utility of landfill bioreactors and provides design and operating criteria essential for the successful application of this technology. It pulls together laboratory, pilot, and full-scale experiences into one concise guide to designing and running municipal landfills as bioreactors.
Landfill Bioreactor Design and Operation covers the history and background of landfill technology, research studies of actual bioreactor landfills, expected leachate and gas yields, specific design criteria, operation guidelines, and reuse of landfill sites to avoid having to establish new sites. For anyone looking for an alternative to large, wasteful landfill sites, this book provides a practical alternative to the problem.Introduction
Scope and Objectives
The Evolution of Landfills for Waste Management
Landfills as Bioreactors
Regulatory Status
Organization of the Book
Modern Landfill Fundamentals
Introduction
Overview of Modern Sanitary Landfills
Landfill Containment Systems
Collection and Control of Leachate
Leachate Collection and Storage
Leachate and Gas Management at MSW Landfills
Landfill Operation Strategies
Landfill Bioreactor Studies
Laboratory Scale Studies
Pilot-Scale Bioreactor Studies
Full-Scale Landfill Bioreactor Studies
Summary
Full-Scale Experiences with Bioreactor Landfills - Case Studies
Introduction
Southwest Landfill, Alachua County, Florida
Central Facility Landfill, Worcester County, Maryland
Winfield Landfill, Columbia County, Florida
Pecan Row Landfill, Lowndes County, Georgia
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