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ENUMERATION OF REFUSE-DEGRADING BACTERIAL POPULATIONS FROM A FULL-SCALE OPERATING LANDFILL
Citation:
Kavanaugh**, R. G., D A. Carson*, A. C. Chance, D. Feldhake, E. L. Holder, J. K. Jackson, G. E. Kesterman, M. J. Kupferle, W J. DavisHoover*, AND D. J. Slomczynski. ENUMERATION OF REFUSE-DEGRADING BACTERIAL POPULATIONS FROM A FULL-SCALE OPERATING LANDFILL. Presented at Eighth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Ukraine, 10/1-5/2001.
Description:
Landfills are the largest sinks for solid waste in the US. Waste within landfills continues to degrade even after complete enclosure, and stabilization of the waste is achieved only many years after closure. Research in the past three decades has shown that recirculating leachate enhances refuse decomposition, leading to faster stabilizaton of waste. Many landfills are being converted to landfill bioreactor systems with leachate recirculation and, along with this conversion, a need for research in the area of landfill microbiology arises in order to better understand how to engineer and control the process. A study was conducted to enumerate bacteria from two cells within the Outer Loop landfill in Louisville, KY.