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Apr 26, 2012
Reaction and Combustion Indicators in MSW Landfills
Authors: Jeffrey W. Martin, Timothy D. Stark [email protected], Todd Thalhamer, Gina T. Gerbasi, and R. Edwin GortnerAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills may contain aluminum from residential and commercial solid waste, industrial waste, and aluminum production wastes. Some aluminum-bearing waste, particularly aluminum production wastes, may react exothermically with liquid within a landfill and cause uncontrolled temperature increases, significant changes in gas composition and pressure, nuisance odors, changes in leachate composition and quantity, consumption of the surrounding waste, and damage to engineered components. This paper discusses techniques for determining whether an exothermic aluminum waste reaction and/or combustion exists in an MSW landfill facility and provides recommendations for the safe disposal of aluminum production waste.
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Jeffrey W. Martin
Division of Emergency and Remedial Response, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, Ohio.
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801-2352.E-mail: [email protected]
Todd Thalhamer
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California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, California.
Gina T. Gerbasi
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio.
R. Edwin Gortner
Division of Emergency and Remedial Response, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, Ohio.
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