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EPA Workshop on Bioreactor Landfills

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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.

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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) John Pacey, FHC, Inc.
Working Towards Field Implementation of Landfill Bioreactors Complete Document, (PDF) (21 pp, 1.8MB) 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

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Session 2 - Characterization and Monitoring
Landfill Chemistry and Microbiology (PDF) (21 pp, 323K) Morton A. Barlaz, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
Field Sampling and Lab Methods (PDF) (25 pp, 1.3MB) Roger B. Green, Waste Management, Inc.
Sampling Parameters: Bioreacting Landfills (PDF) (15 pp, 809K) Wendy Davis-Hoover, PhD, Research Microbiologist, Office of Research and Development, EPA

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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) Robert H. Isenberg, PE, CPG, SCS Engineers
Landfill Cover Design and Operation (PDF) (20 pp, 1MB) Beth A. Gross, PE, GeoSyntec GeoSyntec Consultants

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Session 4 – Liquids and Gas Management
Bioreactors – Practical Experience Complete Document (PDF) (56 pp, 4.9MB) Anne M. Germain, PE DEE, Delaware Solid Waste Authority
Liquid Systems and Monitoring Complete Document (PDF) (65 pp, 4MB) Tim Townsend, University of Florida
Bioreactors and Landfill Gas Emissions Complete Document (PDF) (28 pp, 1.9MB) 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) Eric Peterson, PE, SCS Engineers

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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) 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) 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

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Session 6 – Case Studies
The Bluestem Bioreactor [Iowa) Complete Document (PDF) (38 pp, 2.7MB) Curtis L. Hartog, PE, Lead Environmental Engineer, Foth & Van Dyke
Delaware’s Venture into Modern Landfills Complete Document (PDF) (17 pp, 3.6MB) 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) 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) 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) 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) Fred Doran, Senior Environmental Engineer and Project Manager, R. W. Beck

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