On February 27-28, 2003, EPA presented a workshop on bioreactor landfills in Crystal City, Virginia. Sessions included:
| Plenary Session |
| EPA Perspective on Bioreactor Landfill Systems (PDF) (6 pp, 137K) |
Thea McManus, Acting Director, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, EPA |
| Office of Research and Development’s Landfill Research Priorities (PDF) (8 pp, 158K) |
Hugh W. McKinnon, MD, MPH, Director, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, EPA |
| Bioreactors – A Public Perspective (PDF) (8 pp, 381K) |
Peter Anderson, President, RecycleWorlds Consulting |
| A State Regulatory Perspective (PDF) (25 pp, 67K) |
ASTSWMO Bioreactor Work Group |
| A Multiple State Regulatory Perspective (PDF (2 pp, 1MB) |
Robert J. Phaneuf, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials on behalf of ASTSWMO’s Bioreactor Landfill Work Group |
| Achieving the Potential of Bioreactor Landfills (PDF) (14 pp, 93K) |
John H. Skinner, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, The Solid Waste Association of North America |
| The Business of Bioreactors: An Industry View (PDF) (15 pp, 389K) |
Ed Skernolis, Director of Government Affairs, Waste Management, Inc. |
| Session 1 – Current Practices and Research |
| The Bioreactor Landfill Paradigm (PDF) (13 pp, 342K) |
Frederick G. Pohland, PhD, PE, Professor and Weidlein Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh |
| Bioreactor Challenges (PDF) (19 pp, 559K) |
Debra R. Reinhart, University of Central Florida |
| Bioreactor Benefits Complete Document, (PDF) (15 pp, 1.4MB)
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John Pacey, FHC, Inc. |
| Working Towards Field Implementation of Landfill Bioreactors Complete Document, (PDF) (21 pp, 1.8MB)
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Fran Kremer, PhD, Research Coordinator, Land Remediation Pollution Control Division, Office of Research and Development, EPA;
Gary Hater, Senior Director, Bioreactor/Biosite Technology, Waste Management, Inc.;
Deborah Hanlon, Chief, Information and Analysis Branch, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, EPA |
| Session 3 – Bioreactor Design and Operation |
| Landfill Design and Operation (PDF) (13 pp, 464K) |
Gregory Richardson, PhD, PE, G. N. Richardson & Associates |
| Wet (aka, Bioreactor) Landfills: The Liner System Issues (PDF) (23 pp, 846K) |
Robert Koerner, H. L. Bowman Professor of Civil Engineering, Drexel University |
| Landfill and Waste Geotechnical Stability Complete Document (PDF) (29 pp, 2.8MB)
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Robert H. Isenberg, PE, CPG, SCS Engineers |
| Landfill Cover Design and Operation (PDF) (20 pp, 1MB) |
Beth A. Gross, PE, GeoSyntec GeoSyntec Consultants |
| Session 4 – Liquids and Gas Management |
| Bioreactors – Practical Experience Complete Document (PDF) (56 pp, 4.9MB)
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Anne M. Germain, PE DEE, Delaware Solid Waste Authority |
| Liquid Systems and Monitoring Complete Document (PDF) (65 pp, 4MB)
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Tim Townsend, University of Florida |
| Bioreactors and Landfill Gas Emissions Complete Document (PDF) (28 pp, 1.9MB)
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Susan A. Thorneloe, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, EPA |
| Gas Collection from Bioreactor Landfills Complete Document (PDF) (19 pp, 1.9MB)
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Eric Peterson, PE, SCS Engineers |
| Session 5 – Post Closure Care and Monitoring |
| Defining the End of the Post-Closure Monitoring Period: Long-Term Management of Landfills (PDF) (29 pp, 493K) |
Morton A. Barlaz, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University |
| Intermediate Closure Considerations Complete Document (PDF) (12 pp, 1.5MB)
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Robert J. Phaneuf, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials |
| Leachate Trends in Bioreactors and Closed Landfills Complete Document (PDF) (45 pp, 3.1MB)
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John Baker, Director, New Technologies, Waste Management, Inc. |
| Regulatory Perspective on Bioreactor Landfills: Defining End of Post-Closure (PDF) (14 pp, 1MB) |
Scott Walker, PE, CEG, California EPA, Integrated Waste Management Board |
| Session 6 – Case Studies |
| The Bluestem Bioreactor [Iowa) Complete Document (PDF) (38 pp, 2.7MB)
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Curtis L. Hartog, PE, Lead Environmental Engineer, Foth & Van Dyke |
| Delaware’s Venture into Modern Landfills Complete Document (PDF) (17 pp, 3.6MB)
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N. C. Vasuki, PE, DEE, CEO, Delaware Solid Waste Authority |
| Williamson County [Tennessee) Aerated Bioreactor Landfill: Operations and Performance Complete Document (PDF) (38 pp, 3.2MB)
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Kevin Wolfe, Senior Project Manager, Civil & Environmental Consultants |
| Yolo County [California) Full-Scale Landfill Bioreactor (EPA Project XL) Complete Document (PDF) (55 pp, 3.1MB)
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Ramin Yazdani, Project Manager, Yolo County Planning and Public Works Department, Division of Integrated Waste Management |
| Outer Loop Landfill, Louisville, Kentucky, Bioreactor Project Complete Document (PDF) (39 pp, 2.2MB)
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David Carson, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, EPA
Roger Green, Waste Management, Inc. |
| Recirculation-To-Energy, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Complete Document (PDF) (27 pp, 1.8MB)
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Fred Doran, Senior Environmental Engineer and Project Manager, R. W. Beck |
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