Main Title |
Decomposition of residential and light commercial solid waste in test lysimeters / |
Author |
Ham, Robert K.
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CORP Author |
Wisconsin Univ.-Madison. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water & Waste Management ; Available from the National Technical Information Service [distributor], |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
EPA SW-190c; EPA-68-03-0315; EPA/530/SW-190C |
Stock Number |
PB81-113870 |
OCLC Number |
07094803 |
Subjects |
Refuse and refuse disposal--Biodegradation ;
Sanitary landfills
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Additional Subjects |
Solid waste disposal ;
Earth fills ;
Decomposition ;
Lysimeters ;
Refuse disposal ;
Design criteria ;
Monitoring ;
Leaching ;
Waste balance ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
pH ;
Chemical oxygen demand
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 530-SW-190c |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
01/09/2015 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 530-SW-190c |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD |
EPA 530-SW-190c |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
05/26/1995 |
ESAD |
SW-190c |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB81-113870 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
vii, 103 p. : ill., charts, plans ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
The monitoring of eight large test lysimeter cells has given information about the decomposition of, and leachate and gas production from, shredded and unprocessed refuse. Six of the cells were originally 4 to 5 feet deep and held 100 tons each of residential-light commercial municipal solid waste. Two cells were originally 8 to 10 feet deep and held 200 tons each. All cells were exposed to the climate at Madison, Wisconsin, for 5 to 7 years. Cell monitoring was designed to indicate changes in leachate quantity and composition and gas composition, as a result of: (1) shredding or not shredding the waste, (2) covering or not covering the waste with soil, (3) increasing the depth of a lift from 4 to 8 feet, and (4) building an 8-foot layer in a landfill in one or two lifts. Increased peak concentrations of contaminants in leachate were common with shredded refuse, in comparison with unprocessed refuse. The effect of soil cover on the cells was to prolong the period of production of leachate high in contaminant concentrations. The cells left uncovered produced initially a highly contaminated leachate, followed by rapid stabilization to consistently low concentrations of contaminants. |
Notes |
At head of title: "Prepublication issue for EPA libraries and State Solid Waste Management Agencies." "United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water & Waste Management"--Cover. Publisher location came from cover. "Contract number 68-03-0315"--T.p. "SW-190c"--T.p. "October 1980"--Cover. "This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract 68-03-0315 by R.K. ham of the University of Wisconsin at Madison." Includes bibliographical references. |