Works (513)
2024 journal article
Correction to “Target and Suspect Screening Integrated with Machine Learning to Discover Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Source Fingerprints”
Correction to “Target and Suspect Screening Integrated with Machine Learning to Discover Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Source Fingerprints.” Environmental Science & Technology.
2024 journal article
Economic and environmental comparison of emerging plastic waste management technologies
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, 205.
2024 journal article
Linking microbial population dynamics in anaerobic bioreactors to food waste type and decomposition stage
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 186, 77–85.
Contributors: L. Wang n, E. Lee n, n & F. de los Reyes III
2024 article
Measurement and Temperature Prediction from Ash Disposed in Landfills Using a Quasi-Adiabatic Flow Reactor
Narode, A., Hao, Z., Pourghaz, M., Ducoste, J. J., & Barlaz, M. A. (2024, May 13). ACS ES&T ENGINEERING, Vol. 5.
2024 article
Release of Volatile Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Plant Fiber-Based Food Packaging and Municipal Solid Waste to Gas under Simulated Landfill Conditions
Ye, Y., Titaley, I. A., Kim-Fu, M. L., Moll, A. R., Field, J. A., & Barlaz, M. A. (2024, November 19). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 11.
open access via doi.org (publisher)2024 journal article
The greenhouse gas performance of selected biodegradable and recalcitrant plastics in US landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 19(6).
2023 article
Landfill Codisposal of On-Site Vegetation and Coal Combustion Residuals: Implications for Gas Management
Cruz, F., Setz, M., Barlaz, M., & Varsho, J. (2023, March 17). ACS ES&T ENGINEERING, Vol. 3.
2023 journal article
Neutral Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in In Situ Landfill Gas by Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 10(3), 214–221.
2023 article
Quasi-Mechanistic 3D Finite Element Model Predicts Temperatures in a U.S. Landfill
Hao, Z., Barlaz, M. A., & Ducoste, J. J. (2023, November 28). ACS ES&T ENGINEERING, Vol. 11.
2023 article
Target and Suspect Screening Integrated with Machine Learning to Discover Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Source Fingerprints
Joseph, N. T., Schwichtenberg, T., Cao, D., Jones, G. D., Rodowa, A. E., Barlaz, M. A., … Helbling, D. E. (2023, September 11). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 9.
2022 article
Influence of Inoculum Type on Volatile Fatty Acid and Methane Production in Short-Term Anaerobic Food Waste Digestion Tests
Ding, H., Barlaz, M. A., de los Reyes III, F. L., & Call, D. F. (2022, December 9). ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, Vol. 12.
2022 journal article
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Facemasks: Potential Source of Human Exposure to PFAS with Implications for Disposal to Landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 9(4), 320–326.
2021 review
Critical review on PFOA, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer
[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 71(10), 1265–1276.
2021 journal article
Development of Streamlined Life-Cycle Assessment for the Solid Waste Management System
Environmental Science & Technology, 55(8), 5475–5484.
2021 journal article
Evidence of thermophilic waste decomposition at a landfill exhibiting elevated temperature regions
Waste Management, 124, 26–35.
2021 journal article
Life-Cycle Assessment of a Regulatory Compliant US Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 55(20), 13583–13592.
2021 journal article
Measurement of heat release during hydration and carbonation of ash disposed in landfills using an isothermal calorimeter
Waste Management, 124, 348–355.
2021 journal article
What Is the Best End Use for Compost Derived from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste?
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 55(1), 73–81.
Contributors: M. Sardarmehni n , J. Levis n & n
2020 conference paper
A Finite Element Model Describes Heat Generation, Transport, and Accumulation in Elevated Temperature Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 journal article
Abrasion Resistance of Concrete Exposed to Organic Acids
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 32(8).
2020 journal article
An Assessment of the Dynamic Global Warming Impact Associated with Long-Term Emissions from Landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(3), 1304–1313.
2020 journal article
Application of LCA modelling in integrated waste management
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 118, 313–322.
2020 weblog post
COVID-19: Are we safe from our own trash?
Barlaz, M. A., & De Los Reyes, F. L., III. (2020, August). https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/510717-covid-19-are-we-safe-from-our-own-trash?rnd=1596662526
2020 conference paper
Comparative Study on the Nature and Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter in Leachate from Two Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 conference paper
Development of methods to measure heat released from ash hydration and carbonation in landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 conference paper
Effect of Food Waste Diversion on Leachate Quality
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 conference paper
Evaluation of Alternate Inocula for biochemical Methane Potential Testing
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 journal article
Evaluation of the Temperature Range for Biological Activity in Landfills Experiencing Elevated Temperatures
ACS ES&T Engineering, 1(2), 216–227.
2020 conference paper
Experimental Measurement of Heat Production from Al Corrosion under Landfill-Relevant Conditions
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 journal article
Exploring alternative solid waste management strategies for achieving policy goals
Engineering Optimization, 53(5), 1–14.
2020 journal article
Field Testing of Municipal Waste Combustor Ash for Heat Generation Potential
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 journal article
Finite-Element Modeling of Landfills to Estimate Heat Generation, Transport, and Accumulation
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146(12), 04020134.
2020 speech
PFAS 101: Impacts on Solid Waste Management
Webinar presented at the PFAS 101: Impacts on Solid Waste Management.
2020 conference paper
PFAS Research and Solid Waste Management
Barlaz, M. A., DeSilva, V., & Staley, B. (2020, June 24). Presented at the Solid waste Association of North America, SWANApalooza.
2020 conference paper
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Landfill Leachate and Municipal Wastewater
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 conference paper
Reopening Research Labs
Presented at the Environmental Engineering Program Leaders Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental Engineering And Science Professors.
2020 conference paper
The Contribution of Abiotic Cellulose Hydrolysis to Heat Accumulation in Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 conference paper
The effect of temperature on methane generation from solid waste excavated from landfills experiencing elevated temperatures
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2020 journal article
The impact of pressure, moisture and temperature on pyrolysis of municipal solid waste under simulated landfill conditions and relevance to the field data from elevated temperature landfill
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 723.
2019 journal article
Approaches to fill data gaps and evaluate process completeness in LCA—perspectives from solid waste management systems
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 24(9), 1587–1601.
2019 journal article
Evaluation of optimal model parameters for prediction of methane generation from selected US landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 91, 120–127.
2019 journal article
Improving understanding of carbon storage in wood in landfills: Evidence from reactor studies
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 85, 341–350.
2019 conference paper
Linking Anaerobic Microbial Population Dynamics to Waste Type and Decomposition Stage
Presented at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Summit on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Organics, Burlingame, CA.
2019 conference paper
PFAS in Landfill Leachate and Municipal Wastewater
Presented at the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Summit on PFAS in Leachate, Ypsilanti, MI.
2019 conference paper
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Landfill Leachate and Municipal Wastewater and Occurrence in Drinking Water Sources
Presented at the SETAC, Toronto, Canada.
2019 journal article
Solid Waste Management Policy Implications on Waste Process Choices and Systemwide Cost and Greenhouse Gas Performance
Environmental Science & Technology, 53(4), 1766–1775.
2019 speech
Solving the Plastic Waste Problem
Presented at the Science on the Hill, Washington, DC.
2019 chapter
Systems and Methods for Studying Microbial Processes and Communities in Landfills
In Advances in Environmental Microbiology (pp. 129–150).
2019 conference paper
The presence of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill leachate
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America, North Carolina Chapter (NC SWANA) Spring Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC.
2018 speech
Biological and Chemical Reactions Contributing to Heat Generation in Landfills: Current Research and Model Simulations
Presented at the Elevated Temperature Landfill Workshop, Columbus, OH.
2018 journal article
Carbon dynamics of paper, engineered wood products and bamboo in landfills: evidence from reactor studies
CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT, 13.
2018 journal article
Case study comparison of functional vs. organic stability approaches for assessing threat potential at closed landfills in the USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 75, 415–426.
2018 conference paper
Design of Waste Transfer Station Concrete Overlays Against Premature Deterioration
Presented at the SC Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.
2018 report
Development of Methods to Measure the Hydrogen Sulfide Production Potential of Sulfur-Containing Wastes
Raleigh, NC: Environmental Research and Education Foundation.
2018 conference paper
Heat Generation and Accumulation in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2018 conference paper
How Do We Address Data Quality in LCA of Waste Technologies
Presented at the 2nd Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Waste, Technical University of Denmark.
2018 speech
Laboratory testing for Heat Generation Potential and Applications to Field Conditions
Barlaz, M. A., & Jafari, N. (2018, November). Presented at the Elevated Temperature Landfill Workshop, Columbus, OH.
2018 conference paper
Life Cycle Modeling for Future Solid Waste Management Planning
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2018 conference paper
Life-Cycle Model Development and Transparency: Challenges and Choices
Presented at the 2nd Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Waste, Technical University of Denmark.
2018 journal article
Methods of Responsibly Managing End-of-Life Foams and Plastics Containing Flame Retardants: Part I
Environmental Engineering Science, 35(6), 573–587.
2018 conference paper
Microbial Population Development during the Anaerobic decomposition of Food Waste
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2018 journal article
Microbial ecological succession during municipal solid waste decomposition
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(13), 5731–5740.
Contributors: B. Staley*, F. Reyes n, L. Wang n & n
2018 conference paper
Multistage Life-Cycle Optimization for Developing and Evaluating Current and Future Solid Waste Systems
Presented at the 2nd Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Waste, Technical University of Denmark.
2018 conference paper
So you want to publish a peer-reviewed journal article on LCA: What are the expectations and what are reviewers looking for?
Presented at the 2nd Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Waste, Technical University of Denmark.
2018 article
Spatial and temporal characteristics of elevated temperatures in municipal solid waste landfills, Navid H. Jafari, Timothy D. Stark, and Todd Thalhamer, Waste Management, 2017, Vol. 59, p. 286-301
Barlaz, M. A., Benson, C. H., Castaldi, M., & Luettich, S. (2018, January). WASTE MANAGEMENT, Vol. 71, pp. 244–245.
2018 conference paper
The Effect of Organic Acids on the Abrasion Resistance of Cementitious Materials
Presented at the 9th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, State College, PA.
2018 journal article
The decay of engineered wood products and paper excavated from landfills in Australia
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 74, 312–322.
2017 speech
A Model to Describe Heat Accumulation at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Oral speech presented at the University of Toronto.
2017 conference paper
A Model to Describe Heat Generation and Accumulation at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, (276), 281–288.
Contributors: Z. Hao n, M. Sun n, J. Ducoste n & n
2017 conference paper
A Model to Describe Heat Generation and Accumulation in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Presented at the US EPA Workshop on Understanding Heat Generation at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Cincinnati, OH.
2017 journal article
A Review of the Environmental Releases from Uncontrolled Solid Waste Disposal Sites
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(12), 1003–1041.
2017 journal article
A review of the airborne and waterborne emissions from uncontrolled solid waste disposal sites
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 47(12), 1003–1041.
2017 journal article
Application of a Life Cycle Model for European Union Policy-Driven Waste Management Decision Making in Emerging Economies
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 22(2), 341–355.
2017 journal article
Evaluation of Externality Costs in Life-Cycle Optimization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(6), 3119–3127.
2017 journal article
Heat Generation and Accumulation in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(21), 12434–12442.
Contributors: Z. Hao n, M. Sun *, J. Ducoste n , C. Benson *, S. Luettich*, M. Castaldi *, n
2017 conference paper
Life Cycle Modeling to Support Waste Management Planning
Presented at the NC Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC.
2017 conference paper
Life-cycle modeling of municipal solid waste landfills
Geotechnical frontiers 2017: waste containment, barriers, remediation, and sustainable geoengineering, (276), 355–368.
2017 conference paper
Microbial Population Development during the Anaerobic Decomposition of Food Waste
Presented at the Association. of Environmental Science. and Engineering Professors Biannual Research and Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
2017 journal article
National Estimate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Release to U.S. Municipal Landfill Leachate
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(4), 2197–2205.
2017 journal article
National Inventory of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Municipal Landfill Leachate
Environmental Science & Technology, 51(4), 2197–2205.
2017 journal article
Retrospective Analysis of Wisconsin's Landfill Organic Stability Rule
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 143(5).
2017 speech
The Use of Landfills for the Long-Term Storage of Biogenic Organic Carbon
Presented at the National Academy of Sciences panel on Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration.
2017 conference paper
What are the Best Values for Carbon Dissimilation Factors for Landfilled Harvested Wood Products?
Presented at the 16th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula (CA), Italy.
2017 conference paper
Why Do Waste Transfer Station Concrete Floors Deteriorate Prematurely?
Presented at the Open Topic Paper Session, American Concrete Institute, Fall 2017 Convention, Anaheim, CA.
2016 journal article
A batch assay to measure microbial hydrogen sulfide production from sulfur-containing solid wastes
Science of The Total Environment, 551-552, 23–31.
2016 journal article
A batch assay to measure microbial hydrogen sulfide production from sulfur-containing solid wastes
Science of the Total Environment, 551, 23–31.
2016 journal article
Characterization of municipal solid waste collection operations
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 114, 92–102.
Contributors: M. Jaunich n , J. Levis n, J. DeCarolis n, E. Gaston n, n , S. Bartelt-Hunt *, E. Jones *, L. Hauser*, R. Jaikumar *
2016 journal article
Characterizing the biotransformation of sulfur-containing wastes in simulated landfill reactors
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 53, 82–91.
2016 journal article
Chemical composition and methane potential of commercial food wastes
Waste Management, 56, 477–490.
2016 journal article
Comparison of Field Measurements to Methane Emissions Models at a New Landfill
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 50(17), 9432–9441.
2016 journal article
Decomposition and carbon storage of hardwood and softwood branches in laboratory-scale landfills
Science of The Total Environment, 557-558, 355–362.
2016 journal article
Determination of Sources of Organic Matter in Solid Waste by Analysis of Phenolic Copper Oxide Oxidation Products of Lignin
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 142(2), 04015076.
2016 journal article
Determination of sources of organic matter in solid waste by analysis of phenolic copper oxide oxidation products of lignin
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 142(2).
2016 conference paper
How Much Methane is Emitted from Landfills? A Comparison of Field Measurements to Gas Production Models
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2016 report
Integrated Solid Waste Management and Its Environmental Sustainability in a Carbon Constrained Environment
https://erefdn.org/integrated-solid-waste-management-and-its-environmental-sustainability-in-a-carbon-constrained-environment/
2016 journal article
Lifecycle Process Model for Municipal Solid Waste Collection
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 142(8), 04016037.
Contributors: M. Jaunich n , J. Levis n, n & J. Decarolis n
2016 conference paper
Methane Enhancement by Anaerobic Composting of Food Waste and FOG
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2016 conference paper
Modernizing Methane Generation Models and Characterizing the Uncertainty from Select U.S. Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2016 conference paper
Proactive Development/Evaluation of Solid Waste Management Strategies in Response to Future Electricity, Fuel & Transportation
Proactive Development/Evaluation of Solid Waste Management Strategies in Response to Future Electricity, Fuel & Transportation. Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2016 journal article
Release of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) from Carpet and Clothing in Model Anaerobic Landfill Reactors
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 50(10), 5024–5032.
2016 conference paper
Systematic Evaluation of Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Food Waste Management Strategies in the U.S
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2016 journal article
Systematic Evaluation of Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Food Waste Management Strategies in the United States
Environmental Science & Technology, 50(16), 8444–8452.
2016 speech
The Application of Life-Cycle Assessment to Solid Waste Management: Applications, Challenges and Modeling Techniques
Presented at the Life Cycle Assessment and Other Assessment Tools for Waste Management and Resource Optimization, Cetraro, Calabria, Italy.
2016 conference paper
Understanding and Predicting Temperatures in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
2016 speech
Workshop on The Responsible Disposal of Flame Retarded Foams and Plastics
Presented at the Solid Waste Management in the U.S, University of California-Berkeley.
2015 conference paper
A systematic evaluation of the costs and environmental impacts associated with future municipal solid waste management
Presented at the 5th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula (CA), Italy.
2015 journal article
Analysis of material recovery facilities for use in life-cycle assessment
Waste Management, 35, 307–317.
2015 journal article
Characterization of Uncertainty in Estimation of Methane Collection from Select US Landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49(3), 1545–1551.
2015 journal article
Decomposition and carbon storage of selected paper products in laboratory-scale landfills
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 532, 70–79.
2015 conference paper
Developing Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors for Anaerobic Digestion in U.S. EPA's Waste Reduction Model
Presented at the LCA XV, Vancouver, BC.
2015 journal article
Evaluation of Copper Oxide Oxidation for Quantification of Lignin in Municipal Solid Waste
Environmental Engineering Science, 32(6), 486–496.
2015 journal article
Investigating landfill leachate as a source of trace organic pollutants
CHEMOSPHERE, 127, 269–275.
2015 journal article
Leachate Quality Monitoring from Conventional, Retrofit, and Bio-Reactor Landfill Cells
Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 19(4), 04015009.
2015 journal article
Measurement of chemical leaching potential of sulfate from landfill disposed sulfate containing wastes
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 36, 191–196.
2015 conference paper
Methods to measure the hydrogen sulfide production potential of sulfate-containing wastes disposed in landfills
Presented at the 15th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula (CA), Italy.
2015 journal article
Physical and Biological Release of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) from Municipal Solid Waste in Anaerobic Model Landfill Reactors
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49(13), 7648–7656.
2015 journal article
The decay of wood in landfills in contrasting climates in Australia
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 41, 101–110.
2014 conference paper
A Life-Cycle Examination of the Global Warming Potential and Cumulative Energy Demand of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment via a Gasification and Fischer-Tropsch Process
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 speech
A New Life-Cycle Methodology to Estimate the U.S. National Average Landfill Gas Collection Efficiency for Various Landfill Types
Presented at the International Workshop on Urban Waste, Joint Research Center for Advanced Environmental Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
2014 conference paper
A New Life-Cycle Methodology to Estimate the U.S. National Average Landfill Gas Collection Efficiency for Various landfill Types
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 conference paper
Assessing Methods to Estimate Emissions of Non-Methane Organic Compounds from Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 journal article
Assessing methods to estimate emissions of non-methane organic compounds from landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 34(11), 2260–2270.
2014 conference paper
Characterization of Biological Activity in Refuse Samples Excavated from the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 conference paper
Characterization of Biological Activity in Refuse Samples Excavated from the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 conference paper
Characterization of Uncertainty in Modeling of Methane Generation from Select U.S. Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 conference paper
Characterization of Uncertainty in Modeling of Methane Generation from Select U.S. Landfills
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 journal article
Characterization of salt cake from secondary aluminum production
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 273, 192–199.
2014 journal article
Chemical Changes during Anaerobic Decomposition of Hardwood, Softwood, and Old Newsprint under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 62(27), 6362–6374.
2014 conference paper
Chemical Changes during Anaerobic Decomposition of Lignocellulose under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 conference paper
Comparison of Methane Emissions Using Different Greenhouse Gas Reporting Protocols and Measured Methane Emissions from a Landfill without Gas Collection System
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 conference paper
Comparison of the Life-Cycle Emissions from Commercial Source-Separated Organic Waste Management Alternatives
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 conference paper
Environmental Implications of Empirical Solid Waste Collection Data from U.S. Municipalities
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 journal article
Evaluation of life cycle inventory data for recycling systems
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, 87, 30–45.
2014 conference paper
Fluorochemical Compounds in Municipal Solid Waste and Landfill Leachate
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 report
Landfill Gas Monte Carlo Model Documentation and Results. Report to ICF for the U.S
In EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM). https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/lanfl_gas_mont_carlo_modl.pdf
2014 conference paper
Measurement of Chemical Leaching Potential of Sulfate from Landfill Disposed Sulfate-Containing Wastes
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 conference paper
Methods to Measure the Hydrogen Sulfide Production Potential of Sulfate-Containing Wastes in Landfills-Laboratory Scale Bioreactor
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 conference paper
Methods to Measure the Hydrogen Sulfide Production Potential or Sulfate-Containing Wastes - Laboratory Scale Bioreactor and Batch Study
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 journal article
Municipal solid waste conversion to transportation fuels: a life-cycle estimation of global warming potential and energy consumption
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 70, 145–153.
Contributors: P. Pressley n, T. Aziz n , J. Decarolis n, n , F. He n, F. Li n , A. Damgaard *
2014 conference paper
Optimal Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Consideration of Changes to Population, Waste Generation and Composition, and the Energy System
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Orlando, FL.
2014 journal article
Orthogonal zirconium diol/C18 liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of poly and perfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, 1359, 202–211.
2014 conference paper
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Municipal Waste and Landfill Leachate
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 conference paper
Sustainable Post-Closure Care Paradigm for Municipal Landfills
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, FL.
2014 journal article
Systematic Exploration of Efficient Strategies to Manage Solid Waste in U.S. Municipalities: Perspectives from the Solid Waste Optimization Life-Cycle Framework (SWOLF)
Environmental Science & Technology, 48(7), 3625–3631.
2014 journal article
What is the optimal way for a suburban U.S. city to sustainably manage future solid waste? Perspectives from the Solid Waste Optimization Life-cycle Framework (SWOLF)
Environmental Science & Technology, 48(7), 3625–3631.
2013 journal article
A generalized multistage optimization modeling framework for life cycle assessment-based integrated solid waste management
Environmental Modelling & Software, 50, 51–65.
2013 journal article
Decomposition of forest products buried in landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 33(11), 2267–2276.
2013 journal article
Liquid balance monitoring inside conventional, Retrofit, and bio-reactor landfill cells
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 33(10), 2006–2014.
2013 journal article
Measurement of carbon storage in landfills from the biogenic carbon content of excavated waste samples
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 33(10), 2001–2005.
2013 conference paper
Modernizing Models and Data on Methane Production from U.S. Municipal Solid Waste
Presented at the Engineering Society of Detroit 23rd Annual Solid Waste Technical Conference, Detroit, MI.
2013 speech
Solid Waste Engineering: Test Tubes, Landfills and Models
Invited Lecture presented at the Tonji University, Chongqing University, Tsinghua University, China.
2013 journal article
The Outer Loop bioreactor: A case study of settlement monitoring and solids decomposition
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 33(10), 2035–2047.
2013 journal article
The effect of aging on the bioavailability of toluene sorbed to municipal solid waste components
CHEMOSPHERE, 90(2), 251–259.
Contributors: Y. Chen n, D. Knappe n & n
2013 journal article
Using observed data to improve estimated methane collection from select US landfills
Environmental Science & Technology, 47(7), 3251–3257.
2013 conference paper
What is the Optimal Way for a Suburban U.S. City to Sustainably Manage Future Solid Waste? Perspectives from a Solid Waste Optimization Life-cycle Framework (SWOLF)
Presented at the Fourteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
2012 journal article
A new approach to characterize emission contributions from area sources during optical remote sensing technique testing
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 62(12), 1403–1410.
2012 article
A review of approaches for the long-term management of municipal solid waste landfills
Waste Management (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 32, pp. 498–512.
2012 journal article
Abiotic and Biotic Compression of Municipal Solid Waste
JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 138(8), 877–888.
2012 conference paper
Anaerobic Biodegradability of Plastics in Laboratory-Scale Landfill Reactors
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ.
2012 conference paper
Anaerobic Biodegradability of Wood and Wood Products: Reassessment and New Insights
Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, Venice, Italy.
2012 speech
Analysis of Landfill Times to Begin Collection, Begin Energy Recovery, Terminate Collection Under NSPS
Invited lecture presented at the US EPA WARM Landfill Gas Modeling Meeting, Arlington, VA.
2012 conference paper
Application of a multi-stage life-cycle optimization model to minimize cost and greenhouse emissions from solid waste management
Presented at the 2012 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2012 conference paper
Biodegradability of Forest Products in Laboratory- and Field-Scale Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ.
2012 conference paper
Biodegradation in Landfills: Why It Happens and Implications for Packaging Design
Barlaz, M. A. (2012, March 27). Presented at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research, Austin, Texas.
2012 speech
Collection Efficiency: Critical Analysis of Published Literature
Invited Lecture presented at the US EPA WARM Landfill Gas Modeling Meeting, Arlington, VA.
2012 speech
Collection Timeframe: Summary of Landfill Operator Survey Results
Presented at the US EPA WARM Landfill Gas Modeling Meeting, Arlington, VA.
2012 journal article
Deer Track Bioreactor Experiment: Field-Scale Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste Bioreactor Performance
JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 138(6), 658–670.
2012 conference paper
Determination of Sources of Organic Matter in Landfills by Analysis of CuO Oxidation Products of Lignin
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2012 conference paper
Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Properties and Sulfate Release from Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Fines
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ.
2012 journal article
Fate and transport of phenol in a packed bed reactor containing simulated solid waste
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 32(2), 327–334.
Contributors: J. Saquing n, D. Knappe n & n
2012 conference paper
Feasibility of Waste Sampling and Analysis for Post-Closure Care
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2012 conference paper
Fluorochemical Signatures in Municipal Waste and Landfill Leachate
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2012 conference paper
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Costs Associated with Solid Waste Management Policies
Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, Venice, Italy.
2012 conference paper
Hydrogen Sulfide Production from Different Sulfur-Containing Materials under Anaerobic Landfill Conditions
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2012 journal article
Improved methodology to assess modification and completion of landfill gas management in the aftercare period
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 32(12), 2364–2373.
2012 chapter
Life Cycle Comparison of Waste-to-Energy to Sanitary Landfill
In Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (pp. 5909–5934).
2012 conference paper
Modernizing Methane Generation Models and Data from U.S. Landfills
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2012 conference paper
Modernizing Models and Data on Methane Production from U.S. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ.
2012 journal article
Performance evaluation of an anaerobic/aerobic landfill-based digester using yard waste for energy and compost production
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 32(5), 912–919.
2012 conference paper
Step-Down Performance-Based Approach to Landfill Aftercare Completion and Reuse
Presented at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Annual Congress, Florence, France.
2012 conference paper
Updated k values based on using more detailed landfill gas collection and header pipe data
Presented at the US EPA Landfill NSPS Technical Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC.
2012 conference paper
Wood Biodegradation in Laboratory- and Field-Scale Landfills
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2011 speech
A New Concept for the Environmental Management of Landfills: A Performance Based Approach for Aftercare
Presented at the A New Environmental Approach of Landfills, The Hague, Netherlands.
2011 journal article
A performance-based system for the long-term management of municipal waste landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 31(4), 649–662.
2011 report
Background Information Document for Life-Cycle Inventory Landfill Process Model
(No. EP-C-07-015). Raleigh, NC: NC State and Eastern Research Group.
2011 speech
Biodegradation in Landfills: Why It Happens and What It Means
Invited lecture presented at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, San Diego, CA.
2011 journal article
Comparison of Bacteria and Archaea communities in municipal solid waste, individual refuse components, and leachate
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY, 79(2), 465–473.
Contributors: B. Staley*, F. Los Reyes n & n
2011 journal article
Critical evaluation of solid waste sample processing for DNA-based microbial community analysis
BIODEGRADATION, 22(1), 189–204.
Contributors: B. Staley*, P. Saikaly *, F. Los Reyes n & n
2011 journal article
Effect of Spatial Differences in Microbial Activity, pH, and Substrate Levels on Methanogenesis Initiation in Refuse
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 77(7), 2381–2391.
Contributors: B. Staley*, F. Reyes n & n
2011 conference paper
Estimation of Landfill Gas Generation Using Waste Components Specific Landfill Decay Rates
Presented at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research, Raleigh, NC.
2011 speech
Fate and Transport of Chemical and Biological Agents in Landfills
Presented at the US EPA Workshop on Chemical-Biological-Radiological (CBR) Disposal in Landfills, Washington, DC.
2011 speech
Greenhouse Gases and Waste Management
Invited lecture presented at the BioEnergy Symposium, University of North Carolina Charlotte.
2011 conference paper
Improved Methodology to Assess Modification and Completion of Landfill Gas Management in the Aftercare Period
Presented at the Thirteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, S. Margherita di Pula (Cagliari), Sardinia, Italy.
2011 journal article
Is Biodegradability a Desirable Attribute for Discarded Solid Waste? Perspectives from a National Landfill Greenhouse Gas Inventory Model
Environmental Science & Technology, 45(13), 5470–5476.
2011 speech
Is Biodegradability a Desirable Attribute for a Material: Implications for Packaging Design
Invited talk presented at the Vienna Institute of Technology, Austria. Austria.
2011 conference paper
Landfill Gas Modeling and Carbon Balance Analysis
Presented at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research, Indianapolis, Indiana.
2011 journal article
Observations on the methane oxidation capacity of landfill soils
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 31(5), 914–925.
2011 journal article
Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Associated with Recycling Hot Mix Asphalt
Road Materials and Pavement Design, 12(1), 57–77.
2011 journal article
Quantitative determination of fluorochemicals in municipal landfill leachates
CHEMOSPHERE, 82(10), 1380–1386.
2011 conference paper
Solid Waste Management and Engineering: the Role of Research in Improving Performance
Presented at the EREF's Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research, Raleigh, NC.
2011 conference paper
The State-of-the Practice of Bioreactor Landfills
Presented at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Regional Summit on Sustainable Solid Waste Practices & Research, Indianapolis, Indiana.
2011 journal article
Toward identifying the next generation of superfund and hazardous waste site contaminants
Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(1), 6–10.
2011 journal article
What Is the Most Environmentally Beneficial Way to Treat Commercial Food Waste?
Environmental Science & Technology, 45(17), 7438–7444.
2011 journal article
Wood Biodegradation in Laboratory-Scale Landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 45(16), 6864–6871.
2010 chapter
Anaerobic Biodegradation of Solid Waste
In Environmental Microbiology (pp. 281–299).
2010 journal article
Assessment of the state of food waste treatment in the United States and Canada
Waste Management, 30(8-9), 1486–1494.
2010 conference paper
Biodegradability of Forest Products under Simulated Landfill Conditions
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium 2010, San Antonio, TX.
2010 conference paper
Cost Effective Solid Waste Management Decision Making in Consideration of Climate Change Policy
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium 2010, San Antonio, TX.
2010 conference paper
Determination of Sources of Organic Matter in Landfill by Analysis of CuO Oxidation Products of Lignin
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium 2010, San Antonio, TX.
2010 conference paper
Development of a Carbon Footprint Model for Landfill Disposal of Solid Waste
Presented at the American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
2010 speech
Development of a Carbon Footprint Model for Landfill Disposal of Solid WasteThe Use of Life-Cycle Analysis for the Study of Alternatives for End of Life Materials Management
Invited lecture series presented at the Kappe Lecture Tour.
2010 conference paper
Development of a Model to Assess the Relative Sensitivity of Variables Controlling the Carbon Footprint of a Landfill
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium 2010, San Antonio, TX.
2010 journal article
Effect of an acidic and readily-biodegradable non-hazardous industrial process waste on refuse decomposition
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 30(3), 389–395.
2010 journal article
Effect of biosolids on refuse decomposition and phosphorus cycling
Waste Management & Research, 28(10), 888–900.
2010 journal article
Estimation of Waste Component-Specific Landfill Decay Rates Using Laboratory-Scale Decomposition Data
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 44(12), 4722–4728.
2010 journal article
Evaluation of Landfill Gas Decay Constant for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Operated as Bioreactors
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 60(1), 91–97.
2010 journal article
Factors Controlling Alkylbenzene and Tetrachloroethene Desorption from Municipal Solid Waste Components
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 44(3), 1123–1129.
Contributors: J. Saquing n, L. Mitchell n, B. Wu n, T. Wagner n, D. Knappe n & n
2010 journal article
Impact of Plastics on Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants in Landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 44(16), 6396–6402.
Contributors: J. Saquing n, C. Saquing n, D. Knappe n & n
2010 conference paper
Is Banning Yard Waste from Landfills an Economically Efficient Greenhouse gas Mitigation Policy?
Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Water & Environmental Resources Congress. Presented at the ASCE/EWRI World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Palm Springs, CA.
2010 conference paper
Is Biodegradability a Desirable Attribute in Material Design?
Presented at the American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
2010 journal article
LCA comparison of windrow composting of yard wastes with use as alternative daily cover (ADC)
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 30(12), 2649–2656.
2010 chapter
LCA in Waste Management: Introduction to Principle and Method
In Solid Waste Technology & Management (pp. 111–136).
2010 conference paper
Landfill Gas Modelling: Estimation of Landfill Gas Decay Rate Constants and Yields for Individual Waste Components
Presented at the US EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
2010 chapter
Landfilling: Gas Production, Extraction and Utilization
In Solid Waste Technology & Management (pp. 841–857).
2010 conference paper
Modeling and Optimization of Solid Waste Management Operations in a Carbon-Regulated Environment
Proceedings of the ASCE/EWRI World Water & Environmental Resources Congress. Presented at the ASCE/EWRI World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Palm Springs, CA.
2010 journal article
Models for waste life cycle assessment: Review of technical assumptions
Waste Management, 30(12), 2636–2648.
2010 article
Performance of North American Bioreactor Landfills. I: Leachate Hydrology and Waste Settlement
Bareither, C. A., Benson, C. H., Barlaz, M. A., Edil, T. B., & Tolaymat, T. M. (2010, August). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING-ASCE, Vol. 136, pp. 824–838.
2010 article
Performance of North American Bioreactor Landfills. II: Chemical and Biological Characteristics
Barlaz, M. A., Bareither, C. A., Hossain, A., Saquing, J., Mezzari, I., Benson, C. H., … Yazdani, R. (2010, August). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 136, pp. 839–853.
2010 journal article
Special Issue on Innovations in Solid Waste Engineering and Management: The 2008 Global Waste Management Symposium
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 136(8), 743–743.
2010 journal article
Transport Behavior of Surrogate Biological Warfare Agents in a Simulated Landfill: Effect of Leachate Recirculation and Water Infiltration
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 44(22), 8622–8628.
Contributors: P. Saikaly n, K. Hicks n, n & F. Los Reyes n
2010 journal article
Uncertainties Associated with the Use of Optical Remote Sensing Technique to Estimate Surface Emissions in Landfill Applications
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 60(4), 460–470.
2009 conference paper
A Landfill Carbon Balance: Gas Production and Control, and Carbon Sequestration
Presented at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2009 report
A Life-Cycle Analysis of Alternatives for the Management of Construction and Demolition Waste
[Final report]. Delaware Solid Waste Authority.
2009 report
A Life-Cycle Analysis of Alternatives for the Management of Waste Hot Mix Asphalt
[Final report]. Delaware Solid Waste Authority.
2009 conference paper
A Method to Estimate Carbon Sequestration from Excavated Refuse Samples
Presented at the First International Greenhouse Gas Measurement Symposium, Air and Waste Management Association, San Francisco, CA.
2009 journal article
Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 364(1526), 1985–1998.
2009 report
Characterization of Biological Activity in Refuse Samples Excavated from the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill
Waste Management of Hawaii.
2009 journal article
Composition of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States and Implications for Carbon Sequestration and Methane Yield
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 135(10), 901–909.
2009 journal article
Controls on Landfill Gas Collection Efficiency: Instantaneous and Lifetime Performance
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 59(12), 1399–1404.
2009 speech
Criteria to Terminate Post-Closure Monitoring at MSW landfills
Presented at the Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria.
2009 conference paper
Estimating Carbon Sequestration and Gas Production in Solid Waste Using Waste Composition
Presented at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professionals (AEESP) Frontiers Conference, Iowa City, Iowa.
2009 personal communication
Landfill gas recovery
Barlaz, M. A. (2009, May 1).
2009 report
Life-Cycle Inventory Model for Commercial and Industrial Food Waste Management
[Final report]. Delaware Solid Waste Authority.
2009 speech
Solid Waste Management Research: from the Test Tube to the Field
Invited lectures presented at the Tonji University, Shanghai, China.
2009 review
Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife
[Review of ]. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 364(1526), 2027–2045.
2009 journal article
Use of Life-Cycle Analysis To Support Solid Waste Management Planning for Delaware
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 43(5), 1264–1270.
2008 conference paper
A Life-Cycle Inventory of Alternatives for the Management of Commercial Food Waste
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 conference paper
A Method to Estimate Carbon Sequestration from Excavated Refuse Samples
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 journal article
A Review of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants for the Study of Environmental Behavior
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 38(2), 112–136.
Contributors: S. Bartelt-Hunt*, D. Knappe n & n
2008 conference paper
Biodegradability of Forest Products Under Laboratory and Bioreactor landfill Conditions
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 conference paper
Comparison of Optical Remote Sensing with Static Chambers for Quantification of Landfill Methane Emission
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 journal article
Development of a coupled reactor model for prediction of organic contaminant fate in landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 42(19), 7444–7451.
2008 speech
EPA Organics Workshop
Presented at the EPA Organics Workshop, Washington, DC.
2008 conference paper
Estimating Sorption Equilibrium and Kinetic Parameters for Organic Contaminants in Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 conference paper
Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Initiation of Methanogenesis in Solid Waste
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 conference paper
Field-Scale Lysimeter Experiment to Study Hydrologic and Mechanical Properties of Municipal Solid Waste
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 speech
Methane Production, Collection and Management in Municipal Waste Landfills
Invited lecture presented at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
2008 conference paper
Microbial Function and Resilience During Shock Loading of Highly Degradable Substrates into Solid Waste
Presented at the American Society for Microbiology 108th General Meeting, Boston, MA.
2008 conference paper
Refuse Decomposition at Elevated Temperature: An Analysis of Biological Processes at the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill
Presented at the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 conference paper
Relative Contributions of Moisture and Biological Activity on Compression of Municipal Solid Waste in Bioreactor Landfills
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2008 conference paper
The Effect of Environmental Selection Mechanisms on Microbial Ecological Succession During Refuse Decomposition
Presented at the American Society for Microbiology 108th General Meeting, Boston, MA.
2008 speech
The Fate of Carbon in Municipal Waste Landfills: Methane, Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Sequestration
Presented at the Lecture tour sponsored by the Waste Management Association of Australia, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, Australia.
2008 conference paper
Variable Landfill Gas Recovery for Peaking Energy
Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Copper Mountain, CO.
2007 conference paper
A Review of Five Bioreactor Landfill Operations: Leachate Production and Waste Settlement
Presented at the 2007 Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, San Diego, CA.
2007 conference paper
A Review of Five Bioreactor Landfill Operations: Leachate Quality and Gas Production
Presented at the 2007 Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, San Diego, CA.
2007 chapter
Anaerobic Decomposition of Refuse in Landfills and Methane Oxidation in Landfill Covers
In C. Hurst, R. Crawford, J. Garland, D. Lipson, A. Mills, & L. Stetzenbach (Eds.), Manual of Environmental Microbiology (3rd ed.).
Ed(s): C. Hurst, R. Crawford, J. Garland, D. Lipson, A. Mills & L. Stetzenbach
2007 conference paper
Biotransformation of FTOH-Based Materials in Lab-Scale Landfill Simulation Vessels and Mixed Bacterial Cultures Under Methanogenic Conditions
Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Milwaukee, WI.
2007 journal article
Development of quantitative real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of surrogate biological warfare agents in building debris and leachate
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(20), 6557–6565.
Contributors: P. Saikaly n, n & F. De Los Reyes III
2007 conference paper
Estimation of Carbon Sequestration in Landfills
Presented at the Waste Tech Landfill Technology Conference, Miami Beach, FL.
2007 conference paper
Evaluation of Special Wastes for Supplemental Liquid Addition in Bioreactor Landfills
Presented at the 11th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
2007 journal article
Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the Waste Industry: The Importance of Measuring Landfill Gas Total Emissions
MSW Management, 17, 4.
2007 speech
Leachate Quality and Gas Generation at Bioreactor Landfills
Invited lecture presented at the World Bank, Washington, D.C.
2007 speech
Long-Term Management of Landfills: Is Functional Stability a Reasonable Approach?
Presented at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) GeoDenver: New Peaks in Geotechnics, Denver, CO.
2007 journal article
Money from Old Rope? Tracking the Carbon in Landfill Management
Waste Management World, 8(4), 127–131.
2007 speech
Physical Containment and Survival in Landfills
Invited lecture presented at the Disposal of Food Products Contaminated by Biological Threat Agents, U.S Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Technology Council, UW Food Research Institute, Madison, WI.
2007 journal article
Practice review of five bioreactor/recirculation landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 27(1), 13–29.
2007 journal article
Shear strength parameters of municipal solid waste with leachate recirculation
Shear Strength Parameters of Municipal Solid Waste with Leachate Recirculation. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 133(4), 478–484.
2007 conference paper
Simulation And Modeling of The Fate And Transport of Chemical Warfare Agents in Laboratory-Scale Landfills
Presented at the 11th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
2007 speech
The Application of Life-Cycle Analysis to Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning for the State of Delaware
Presented at the Life Cycle Assessment & Solid Waste Management Workshop, Edmonton Waste Management Center of Excellence, Alberta, Canada.
2006 conference paper
Anaerobic Biotransformation of 8-2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol (8-2 FTOH) by Microorganisms Originating from a Municipal Landfill Site
Presented at the 4th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Gallivare, Sweden.
2006 speech
Development of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bioreactors in the United States of America
Invited lecture presented at the Seminar on New Technologies for the Final Disposal of Solid Wastes, Institute Nacional de Ecologia, Mexico City.
2006 conference paper
Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial Chemicals in Landfills
Presented at the 4th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Gallivare, Sweden.
2006 journal article
Fate of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 40(13), 4219–4225.
Contributors: S. Bartelt-Hunt n, n , D. Knappe n & P. Kjeldsen n
2006 article
Forest products decomposition in municipal solid waste landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, Vol. 26, pp. 321–333.
2006 conference paper
Impact of DNA extraction methods on microbial diversity in solid waste
Presented at the 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Vienna, Austria.
2006 conference paper
Optimizing Sample Processing Methods for Nucleic Acid Extraction from Solid Waste
Presented at the 4th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Gallivare, Sweden.
2006 review
Policies for strengthening markets for recyclables: A worldwide perspective
[Review of ]. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 36(4), 287–326.
2006 conference paper
Processes in Landfills and Landfill Covers
Presented at the NC Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Spring Conference, Asheville, NC.
2006 conference paper
Quantitation of Fluorochemicals in Landfill Leachates
Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Montreal, Canada.
2006 conference paper
Release of Trace Organic Compounds During MSW Decomposition and Environmental Implications of Waste Management Using Landfills and Waste-to-Energy
Presented at the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council 2006 Annual Meeting, Columbia University, New York.
2006 journal article
Release of trace organic compounds during the decomposition of municipal solid waste components
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 40(19), 5984–5991.
2006 journal article
Shear strength of degraded reconstituted municipal solid waste
Geotechnical Testing Journal, 29(2), 141–148.
2006 speech
The Application of Life-Cycle Analysis to Integrated Solid Waste Management
Presented at the Delaware Solid Waste Commission, Wilmington, DE.
2006 conference paper
The Application of Life-Cycle Analysis to Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning for the State of Delaware
Presented at the 4th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Gallivare, Sweden.
2006 report
The Application of Life-Cycle Analysis to Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning for the State of Delaware
Delaware Solid Waste Authority.
2005 conference paper
Assessment of the Behavior of Chemical Warfare Agents in Landfills
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, Boulder, CO.
2005 conference paper
The Application of Life-Cycle Analysis to Integrated Solid Waste Management
Presented at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Frontiers Conference, Potsdam, NY.
2004 journal article
A Procedure for Life-Cycle-Based Solid Waste Management with Consideration of Uncertainty
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 8(4), 155–172.
2004 journal article
Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane using trickling filter
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 130(9), 926–931.
2004 speech
Bioreactor Landfills for Refuse Decomposition
In Workshop Comparing Bioreactor Landfills and Anaerobic Digestion. Invited lecture presented at the Anaerobic Digestion 10th World Conference, Montreal, Canada.
2004 article
Bioreactor landfills: progress continues
WASTE MANAGEMENT, Vol. 24, pp. 859–860.
2004 report
Critical Review of Forest Products Decomposition in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
(Technical Bulletin No. 872). RTP, NC: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement.
2004 journal article
Effect of cellulose/hemicellulose and lignin on the bioavailability of toluene sorbed to waste paper
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 38(13), 3731–3736.
Contributors: Y. Chen n, D. Knappe n & n
2004 conference paper
Evaluation of a Biologically Active Cover for Mitigation of Landfill Gas Emissions
Presented at the WasteTech, Dallas, TX.
2004 journal article
Evaluation of a biologically active cover for mitigation of landfill gas emissions
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 38(18), 4891–4899.
2004 conference paper
Measurement of Decomposition Rates in Landfills
Presented at the 3rd Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lake Toya, Japan.
2004 conference paper
Methanogen community structure during residential food waste decomposition in a simulated landfill
Presented at the Anaerobic Digestion 10th World Conference, Montreal, CA.
2004 report
Policies for Strengthening Markets for Recyclables: A Worldwide Perspective
Environmental Research and Education Foundation.
2004 conference paper
Production of Non-Methane Organic Compounds (NMOCs) During the Decomposition of Refuse and Individual Waste Components
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, Monterey, CA.
2004 speech
Research Needs for Sustainable Solid Waste Management: A Perspective from North America
Invited lecture presented at the Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
2004 report
State-of-The Practice Review of Bioreactor Landills
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2004 speech
The Application of Life-Cycle Analysis to Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning
Invited lecture presented at the Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
2004 speech
The Application of a Life-Cycle Analysis Decision Support Tool to Integrated Waste Management Planning in the United States
Invited lecture presented at the Strategic Solid Waste Management for a Sustainable Society, Tokyo, Japan.
2004 conference paper
The Effect of Aging on the Bioavailability of Toluene Sorbed to Municipal Solid Waste Components
Presented at the 3rd Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lake Toya, Japan.
2004 conference paper
Trace Organic Compounds in Landfill Gas Produced During the Decomposition of Refuse and Individual Waste Components
Presented at the Anaerobic Digestion 10th World Conference, Montreal, CA.
2003 journal article
Comparing recycling, composting and landfills
BioCycle, 44(9), 60-.
2003 journal article
Distributed model of solid waste anaerobic digestion - Effects of leachate recirculation and pH adjustment
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, 81(1), 66–73.
2003 journal article
Evaluating environmental impacts of solid waste management alternatives
BioCycle, 44(10), 52–56.
2003 conference paper
Factors Affecting the Bioavailability of Tetrachloroethylene Sorbed to Municipal Solid Waste Components
Presented at the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.
2003 journal article
Integrated solid waste management in the United States
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 129(7), 583–584.
2003 speech
Landfill Chemistry and Microbiology and End of Post-Closure
Invited lecture presented at the US EPA Workshop on Bioreactor Landfills, Arlington, VA.
2003 article
Nitrogen management in bioreactor landfills
WASTE MANAGEMENT, Vol. 23, pp. 675–688.
2003 journal article
Occurrence and treatment of 1,4-dioxane in aqueous environments
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 20(5), 423–432.
2003 conference paper
Performance-Based System For Post-Closure Care At MSW Landfills
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, Atlantic City, NJ.
2003 conference paper
Performance-Based System For Post-Closure Care At MSW Landfills- A New Approach To The Current 30-Year Time-Based System Of Subtitle D
Presented at the WasteTech, New Orleans, LA.
2003 conference paper
Production of Non-Methane Organic Compounds (NMOCs) During the Decomposition of Refuse and Individual Waste Components Under Various Operating Conditions
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Gas Symposium, Tampa, FL.
2003 journal article
Relationship of compressibility parameters to municipal solid waste decomposition
Relationship of Compressibility Parameters to Municipal Solid Waste Decomposition. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 129(12), 1151–1158.
2003 article
Special issue: Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, North Carolina, USA, October 2002
WASTE MANAGEMENT, Vol. 23, pp. 557–559.
2003 journal article
Using Life-Cycle Analysis To Compare Solid Waste Management Alternatives Involving Recycling, Composting And Landfills
MSW Management, 13(3), 42–43.
2002 conference paper
A Critical Evaluation of Factors Required to Terminate the Post-Closure Monitoring Period at Solid Waste Landfills
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation Project Planning Meeting, West Palm Spring, FL.
2002 report
ASTM D6776-02, Standard Test Method for Determining Anaerobic Biodegradability of Radiolabeled Plastic Materials in a Laboratory-Scale Simulated Landfill Environment
(No. 6776 – 02). West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International.
2002 chapter
Anaerobic Decomposition of Refuse in Landfills and Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Soils
In C. Hurst & R. Crawford (Eds.), Manual of Environmental Microbiology (2nd ed., pp. 696–718). Washington, D. C: American Society of Microbiology.
Ed(s): C. Hurst & R. Crawford
2002 journal article
Anaerobic biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyoctanoate) and poly(epsilon-caprolactone)
BIOMACROMOLECULES, 3(4), 813–822.
2002 conference paper
Comparing the Environmental Performance of Bioreactor and Traditional Landfills Using Life-Cycle Analysis
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation Project Planning Meeting, West Palm, West Palm Spring, FL.
2002 journal article
Critical evaluation of factors required to terminate the postclosure monitoring period at solid waste landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 36(16), 3457–3464.
2002 speech
Designing and Operating Bioreactor Landfills
Workshop presented at the Madison, WI.
2002 conference paper
Development of Model Parameters for Prediction of Methane Production from Paper Industry Landfills
Presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 conference paper
Effect of Aging on Bioavailability of Toluene Sorbed to Municipal Solid Waste Components
Presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 conference paper
Factors Affecting the Bioavailability of Tetrachloroethene Sorbed to Municipal Solid Waste Components
Poster presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 conference paper
Factors Controlling Alkylbenzene Sorption and Desorption to Municipal Solid Waste
Poster presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 conference paper
Interactions between Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants and Dissolved Organic Matter in Methanogenic Leachate
Poster presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 journal article
Life-Cycle-based Solid Waste Management. II: Illustrative Applications
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 128(10), 993–1005.
2002 journal article
Life-cycle-based solid waste management. I: Model development
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 128(10), 981–992.
2002 conference paper
Long-Term Nitrogen Management in Bioreactor Landfills
Presented at the Waste Tech, Coral Springs, FL.
2002 conference paper
Long-Term Nitrogen Management in Bioreactor Landfills
Presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 conference paper
Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste
Invited lecture presented at the North American Carbon Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
2002 conference paper
Modeling Toluene Desorption from Municipal Solid Waste Components
Presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
2002 journal article
Modeling cometabolism of cyclic ethers
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 19(4), 215–228.
2002 review
Present and long-term composition of MSW landfill leachate: A review
[Review of ]. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 32(4), 297–336.
2002 conference paper
Production of Non-Methane Organic Compounds (NMOCs) During the Decomposition of Refuse and Individual Waste Components Under Various Operating Conditions
Poster presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 journal article
Refuse decomposition in the presence and absence of leachate recirculation
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 128(3), 228–236.
2002 conference paper
Shear Strength Parameters of Municipal Solid Waste with Leachate Recirculation
Presented at the Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, NC.
2002 conference paper
The Use of Large Static Chambers to Compare Gaseous Emissions from a Traditional Soil Cover and a Biologically Active Cover at the Outer Loop Landfill
Presented at the 7th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, Louisville, KY.
2001 conference paper
A Critical Evaluation of Factors Required to Terminate the Post-Closure Monitoring Period at Solid Waste Landfills
Invited lecture presented at the South African Institute of Civil Engineering, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2001 report
An Assessment of Price Volatility in Recyclables Markets and Market Mechanisms to Stabilize Prices
Washington, D.C: Environmental Research and Education Foundation.
2001 chapter
Anaerobic Decomposition of Refuse in Landfills and Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Soils
In Manual of Environmental Microbiology (2nd Edition, pp. 696–718). Washington, DC: American Society of Microbiology.
2001 conference paper
Closing Gaps in the Regulation of MSW Landfills: Defining the End of the Post-Closure Monitoring Period
Presented at the WasteTech, San Diego, CA.
2001 conference paper
Closing gaps in the regulation of MSW landfills: Defining the end of the post-closure monitoring period and the future stability of leachate recirculation landfills
Waste Tech 2001 : February 11 - 14, 2001, Hyatt Islandia, San Diego, CA.
2001 journal article
Decision support tool for life-cycle-based solid waste management
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 15(1), 44–58.
2001 article
Effects of subsurface heterogeneity on natural bioremediation at a gasoline spill site
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 43, pp. 341–348.
2001 journal article
Factors controlling alkylbenzene sorption to municipal solid waste
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 35(22), 4569–4576.
Contributors: B. Wu n, C. Taylor n, D. Knappe n, M. Nanny n & n
2001 conference paper
Life Cycle Inventory Comparison of a Bioreactor Landfill and a Traditional MSW Landfill in Sainte Sophie, Quebec
Presented at the 6th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, San Diego, CA.
2001 conference paper
Production of Non-Methane Organic Compounds During Refuse Decomposition in a Laboratory-Scale Landfill
Presented at the WasteTech, San Diego, CA.
2000 conference paper
A Life-Cycle Inventory Comparison of a Bioreactor and Subtitle D Landfill
Presented at the Waste Tech, Orlando, FL.
2000 journal article
A life-cycle inventory model of municipal solid waste combustion
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 50(6), 993–1003.
2000 conference paper
Assessment of the Anaerobic Biodegradation of Polymers in Simulated Landfills
Presented at the Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
2000 speech
Biological and Chemical Transformations of Hazardous Organics During Refuse Decomposition
Presented at the Department of Microbiology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
2000 conference paper
Closing Gaps in the Regulation of MSW Landfills: Defining the End of the Post-Closure Monitoring Period
Presented at the First Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2000 conference paper
Closing the Gaps in the Regulation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the NC Division of Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Wilmington, NC.
2000 conference paper
Closing the Gaps in the Regulation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Presented at the Waste Tech, Orlando, FL.
2000 speech
Closing the Gaps in the Regulation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Defining the End of the Post-Closure Monitoring Period
Workshop presented at the 5th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Landfill Symposium, Austin, TX.
2000 conference paper
Comparative Assessment of Solids Excavated from Leachate Recycle and Control Test Cells at the Yolo County, California Landfill
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the NC Division of Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Wilmington, NC.
2000 journal article
Landfill methane oxidation response to vegetation, fertilization, and liming
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, 29(1), 324–334.
2000 conference paper
Long-Term Nitrogen Management In Bioreactor Landfills
Presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) WasteConn 2000, Cincinnati, OH.
2000 journal article
Methane oxidation and microbial exopolymer production in landfill cover soil
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, 32(4), 457–467.
2000 journal article
Mineralization of 1,4-dioxane in the presence of a structural analog
BIODEGRADATION, 11(4), 239–246.
2000 speech
Monitoring Solids Decomposition and Solids Loss
Barlaz, M. A. (2000, September). Presented at the US EPA Workshop on Landfill Bioreactors, Arlington, VA.
2000 conference paper
Research Needs Pertaining to Landiflls
Barlaz, M. A. (2000, December 11). Presented at the First Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
2000 journal article
The fate of toluene, acetone and 1,2-dichloroethane in a laboratory-scale simulated landfill
Water Research, 34(12), 3063–3074.
Contributors: F. Sanin *, D. Knappe &
2000 personal communication
Yard trimmings and landfill gas production
1999 conference paper
A Life-Cycle Inventory of a Solid Waste Landfill
Barlaz, M. A., Camobreco, V., Coulon, R., Felker, M., Ham, R. K., Rathle, J., … Rousseau, C. (1999, October 4). Presented at the 7th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
1999 conference paper
A Model to Assess Biofilm Exopolymer Effects on Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Soil
Presented at the 7th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
1999 conference paper
Biological and Chemical Transformations of Hazardous Organic Chemicals During Refuse Decomposition
Presented at the 7th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
1999 conference paper
Development of Alternative Solid Waste Management Options Using a Life-Cycle Approach "
Presented at the WasteTech99, Environmental Industries Association, New Orleans, LA.
1999 conference paper
Development of Alternative Solid Waste Management Options with Economic and Environmental Considerations: A Mathematical Modeling Approach
Presented at the 7th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
1999 journal article
Exopolysaccharide control of methane oxidation in landfill cover soil
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 125(12), 1113–1123.
1999 journal article
Influence of protozoan grazing on contaminant biodegradation
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 29(2), 179–189.
1999 report
Life Cycle Inventory of a Modern Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Washington, D.C: Environmental Research and Education Foundation.
1999 journal article
Life Cycle Management of Municipal Solid Waste
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 4(4), 195–201.
1999 journal article
Life-cycle inventory of a modern municipal solid waste landfill
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH, 17(6), 394–408.
1999 journal article
Production of non-methane organic compounds during refuse decomposition in a laboratory-scale landfill
Waste Management & Research, 17(3), 205–211.
1999 speech
The Effects of Aging and Sorbent Decomposition on the Bioavailability of Toluene and o-Xylene in Solid Waste
Presented at the 1999 US EPA Bioremediation Research Program Review, Bloomingdale, IL.
1999 conference paper
The Fate of Toluene and Dichloroethane in a Superfund Landfill
Presented at the In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation 5th International Symposium, San Diego, CA.
1998 journal article
Anaerobic biodegradability of alkylbenzenes and phenol by landfill derived microorganisms
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY, 25(4), 405–418.
1998 conference paper
Biodegradation in Landfills: Municipal Solid Waste and Polymers
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society, Boston, MA.
1998 journal article
Carbon storage during biodegradation of municipal solid waste components in laboratory-scale landfills
GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, 12(2), 373–380.
1998 journal article
Determining Anaerobic BTEX Decay Rates in a Contaminated Aquifer
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 3(4), 285–293.
1998 conference paper
Development of alternative solid waste management options with economic and environmental considerations: A mathematical modeling approach
International Solid Waste Association 1998 World Congress, Charlotte, NC, Oct. 26-29, 1998, (1998 Oct.).
1998 conference paper
Effect of moisture flux on contaminant fate in refuse excavated from a midwestern landfill
Water quality international '98: Selected proceedings of the 19th Biennial Conference of the International Association on Water Quality, held at Vancouver, BC, Canada, 21-26 June 1998, (1998 June). Oxford; Tarrytown, N.Y.: Pergamon: Elsevier Science.
1998 conference paper
Factors Influencing Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Soil
Presented at the Swedish International Landfill Symposium, Lulea, Sweden.
1998 journal article
Hydrogen sulfide production during decomposition of landfill inputs
Journal of Environmental Engineering (New York, N.Y.), 124(4), 353–361.
1998 conference paper
Natural attenuation of hazardous organics during refuse decomposition in a municipal landfill
International Solid Waste Association 1998 World Congress, Charlotte, NC, Oct. 26-29, 1998, (1998 Oct.).
1998 conference paper
Polyester Applications: Disposal and Biodegradation
Presented at the International Symposium on Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates '98, Japan.
1998 conference paper
Significance of Protozoan Grazing on the Intrinsic Bioremediation of Gasoline Contaminated Aquifers
1998 Spring Meeting, American Geophysical Union, Boston, MA, May 26-29, 1998, (1998 May).
1998 journal article
Testing anaerobic biodegradability of polymers in a laboratory scale simulated landfill
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 32(6), 821–827.
1998 conference paper
Toluene sorption, humification and biodegradation in excavated refuse: A high organic carbon sorbent
1998 Spring Meeting, American Geophysical Union, Boston, MA, May 26-29, 1998, (1998 May).
1997 journal article
Anaerobic biodegradation of alkylbenzenes in laboratory microcosms representing ambient conditions
Bioremediation Journal, 1(1), 53–64.
1997 conference paper
Benzaldehyde Degradation Under Mixed Iron Reducing/Fermentative Conditions
Presented at the Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Baltimore, MD.
1997 journal article
Benzaldehyde degradation under mixed iron reducing / fermentative conditions
Eos (Richmond, Va.), 78(17), S121.
1997 journal article
Biodegradability of municipal solid waste components in laboratory-scale landfills
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 31(3), 911–917.
1997 conference paper
Biodegradation Potential of Alkylbenzenes and Phenols in Landfills
Presented at the 52nd Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
1997 conference paper
Biodegradation of polycaprolactone in a simulated landfill
Annual Meeting of the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16 - 20, 1997.
1997 report
Biodegradative Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste in Laboratory-Scale Landfills
(US Environmental Protection Agency Report No. 600/R-97-071). Research Triangle Park, NC: National Risk Management Research Laboratory.
1997 conference paper
Biodegradative analysis of municipal solid waste in laboratory-scale landfills
1997 conference paper
Environmental research brief
Anaerobic biodegradation of BTEX in aquifer material, 9. Ada, OK: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory.
1997 conference paper
Estimating Municipal Waste Combustor Emissions as a Function of Waste Composition
Presented at the Fifth Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, Air & Waste Management Association, Research Triangle Park, NC.
1997 report
Factors limiting intrinsic bioremediation of gasoline-contaminated aquifers
In Report (Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina). Raleigh, NC: University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute.
1997 report
Intrinsic bioremediation of gasoline-contaminated aquifers: Biodegradation rate measurement and microbial ecology
In Report (Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina) (p. 63). Raleigh, NC: University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute.
1997 journal article
Isolation and characterization of refuse methanogens
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 82(6), 751–758.
1997 conference paper
Life-Cycle Inventory of a Modern Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Presented at the Sixth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
1997 journal article
Methane potential of food waste and anaerobic toxicity of leachate produced during food waste decomposition
WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH, 15(2), 149–167.
1997 chapter
Microbial Studies of Landfills and Anaerobic Refuse Decomposition
In C. Hurst & G. Knudsen (Eds.), Manual for Environmental Microbiology. Washington, D.C: American Society of Microbiology.
Ed(s): C. Hurst & G. Knudsen
1997 conference paper
Microbial and Geochemical Heterogeneity in Gasoline Contaminated Aquifers Undergoing Intrinsic Bioremediation
Presented at the Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Baltimore, MD.
1997 journal article
Microbial and geochemical heterogeneity in gasoline contaminated aquifers undergoing intrinsic bioremediation
Eos (Richmond, Va.), 78(17), S159.
1997 journal article
Potential toxicity and aerobic biodegradability of sodium silicate chemical grout leachate
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 16(3), 442–446.
1996 journal article
Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hazardous Organics in Groundwater Down Gradient of a Sanitary Landfill
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 23(4), 263–283.
1996 conference paper
Anaerobic Isolation and Characterization of Methanogens from Laboratory-Scale Reactors and Municipal Landfill Refuse
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
1996 journal article
Anaerobic biodegradation of alkylbenzenes and trichloroethylene in aquifer sediment down gradient of a sanitary landfill
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 23(4), 263–283.
1996 conference paper
Biodegradation Potential of Alkylbenzenes and Phenols in Landfill Samples
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
1996 speech
Current Estimates of Global Methane Emissions from Landfills
Presented at the Joint North American-European Workshop on Measurement and Modeling of Methane Fluxes from Landfills, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.
1996 conference paper
Development of Alternative Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategies in Consideration of Economic and Environmental Factors
Barlaz, M. A., Brill, E. D., Dumas, R., Harrison, K., Kosmicki, B., Ranjithan, S. R., & Solano, E. (1996, December 11). Presented at the Twelfth International Conference on Solid Waste Management and Secondary Materials, Philadelphia, PA.
1996 conference paper
Distribution of Microbial Populations in a Gasoline-Contaminated Sandy Aquifer
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.
1996 conference paper
Effect of Temperature on Anaerobic Benzene and p-Xylene Biodegradation by a Mixed Microbial Population in Coastal Plain Aquifer Sediment
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiolgy, New Orleans, LA.
1996 journal article
Enumeration of Anaerobic Refuse-Decomposing Micro-Organisms On Refuse Constituents
Waste Management & Research, 14(2), 151–161.
1996 conference paper
Evaluation of the Anaerobic Biodegradability of Radiolabeled Test Materials in a Laboratory-Scale Simulated Landfill
Presented at the Institute for Scientific Research, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.
1996 conference paper
Life Cycle Study of Municipal Solid Waste Management
Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress, Washington, D. C.
1996 conference paper
Life-Cycle Assessment of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress, Washington, DC.
1996 conference paper
Measurement of Polymer Biodegradability Under Anaerobic Conditions
Presented at the International Symposium on Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates '96, Davos, Switzerland.
1996 conference paper
Natural Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Barlaz, M. A., & Borden, R. C. (1996, February 5). Presented at the Bioremediation in the Saturated Subsurface, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
1996 conference paper
Natural Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Borden, R. C., & Barlaz, M. A. (1996, March 19). Presented at the Solutions: A Technical Conference on Water Quality, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
1996 conference paper
Polymer Biodegradation Under Simulated Landfill Conditions
Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society, Nashville, TN.
1995 conference paper
A Comparison of Anaerobic Biodegradation Rates for BTEX as Measured in Laboratory Microcosms and In-Situ Columns
Presented at the In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA.
1995 conference paper
Assessing the Biodegradability of Polymeric Materials Under Composting and Landfill Conditions
Presented at the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, HI.
1995 journal article
Effect of Lime-Stabilized Sludge as Landfill Cover on Refuse Decomposition
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 121(7), 499–506.
1995 conference paper
Effects of Amendment Additions on Anaerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Aquifer Sediment
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.
1995 report
Estimate of Global Methane Emissions from Landfills and Open Dumps
(Final Report No. EPA-600/R-95-019). Washington, DC: Office of Research and Development.
1995 conference paper
Evidence for Microbial Reduction of Clay Minerals in Petroleum Contaminated Aquifer Sediment
Presented at the American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
1995 conference paper
Integrated Solid Waste Management: 1. Decision Support System
Presented at the ASCE 2nd Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, Atlanta, GA.
1995 conference paper
Integrated Solid Waste Management: 1. Mathematical Modeling
Presented at the ASCE 2nd Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, Atlanta, GA.
1995 report
Intrinsic Bioremediation of a Gasoline Plume: Comparison of Field and Laboratory Results
(No. EPA/600/R-95/O76). Presented at the Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes: Research, Development and Field Evaluations, Rye Brook, NY.
1995 conference paper
Leachability of Organic Compounds from Sodium Silicate Chemical Grouts Using Organic Reagents
Presented at the 27th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Bethlehem, PA.
1995 conference paper
Life-Cycle Inventory of Municipal Solid Waste Alternatives: Project Overview and System Boundaries
Presented at the Life Cycle Assessment '95, Brussels, Belgium.
1995 conference paper
Methane Generation and Release from Landfill Sites
Presented at the Society for General Microbiology Golden Jubilee Meeting: Symposium on Microbial Contributions to Global Methane Flux, Bath, UK.
1995 conference paper
Methods to Evaluate the Environmental Impacts of Sodium Silicate Chemical Grouts
Presented at the Geoenvironment 2000, ASCE Specialty Conference, New Orleans, LA.
1995 conference paper
Polymer Biodegradation Under Simulated Landfill Conditions
Presented at the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, HI.
1995 conference paper
Use of Life-Cycle Assessment to Compare Municipal Solid Waste Management Alternatives
Presented at the 5th International Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy.
1995 report
Use of Lime Treated Wastewater Sludge-Soil Mixtures For Daily Cover in Solid Waste Landfills
(Technical Report No. 16). Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina.
1994 speech
Alternatives for Mass Flow in Integrated Solid Waste Management
Nishtala, S., Kaneko, A., Ranjithan, R., Barlaz, M. A., & Brill, E. D. (1994, October). Presented at the Center for Plastics Recycling Research Technical Seminar IX, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
1994 report
Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hazardous Organics in Groundwater Down Gradient of a Sanitary Landfill
(Technical Report No. UNC-WRRI-94-287). Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina.
1994 conference paper
Anaerobic Toxicity of Leachate Produced During Refuse Decomposition
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV.
1994 journal article
Anaerobic biodegradability of cellulose and hemicellulose in excavated refuse samples using a biochemical methane potential assay
Journal of Industrial Microbiology, 13(3), 147–153.
1994 journal article
Dispersion at the field scale resulting from spatial variability of the hydraulic conductivity field
Journal of Hydrology, 159(1-4), 145–167.
1994 report
Estimate of Methane Emissions from U.S. Landfills
(No. EPA-600/R-94-166). Washington, DC: Office of Research and Development.
1994 book
Estimate of methane emissions from U.S. landfills: Project summary
Research Triangle Park, NC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory.
1994 speech
Methane Potential of Individual Waste Components
Barlaz, M. A. (1994, April). Presented at the Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration Workshop on Landfill Gas, Washington, DC.
1994 conference paper
Rate and Extent of Natural Anaerobic Bioremediation of BTEX Compounds in Groundwater Plumes
Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association, Cincinnati, OH.
1994 conference paper
Subsurface Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Under Iron- and Sulfate-Reducing Conditions
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, NV.
1993 speech
Alternatives for Mass Flow in Integrated Solid Waste Management
Invited lecture presented at the Center for Plastics Recycling Research Technical Seminar VIII, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
1993 conference paper
Anaerobic Biodegradative Potential of Aquifer Sediment for Alkylbenzenes and Trichloroethylene
Presented at the Biodegradation: Its Role in Reducing Toxicity and Exposure to Environmental Contaminants, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC.
1993 speech
Anaerobic Refuse Decomposition in a Simulated Sanitary Landfill
Barlaz, M. A. (1993, April). Invited lecture presented at the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
1993 conference paper
Cellulose Biodegradability in Excavated Landfill Samples
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
1993 journal article
Framework for Assessment of Recycle Potential Applied to Plastics
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 119(5), 798–810.
1993 speech
Laboratory-Scale Assessment of the Fate of Polymers in Sanitary Landfills
Invited lecture presented at the Environmental and Waste Management Conference, Arlington, VA.
1993 chapter
Leachate and gas generation
In Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal (pp. 113–136).
1993 conference paper
Populations of Anaerobic Microorganisms on Refuse Constituents
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
1993 journal article
Potential To Use Waste Tires As Supplemental Fuel In Pulp And Paper Mill Boilers, Cement Kilns And In Road Pavement
Waste Management & Research, 11(6), 463–480.
1993 conference paper
Rate and Extent of Natural Anaerobic Bioremediation of BTEX Compounds in Ground Water Plumes
Presented at the Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes: Research, Development and Field Evaluations, Dallas, TX.
1993 conference paper
Variation in Biodegradative Potential of Anaerobic Aquifer Sediment
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
1993 chapter
Waste Management
In Atmospheric Methane: Sources, Sinks, and Role in Global Change (pp. 362–398).
1992 conference paper
A Review of Technologies for Utilization of Waste Tires in Asphalt Road Pavement
Eleazer, W. E., & Barlaz, M. A. (1992, April 22). Presented at the North Carolina State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
1992 conference paper
Biodegradation of Individual Components of Municipal Solid Waste in Landfills: Enhancement Opportunities and Research Needs
Presented at the Waste Management Incorporated Technology Conference, Oak Brook, IL.
1992 journal article
Microbial, chemical and methane production characteristics of anaerobically decomposed refuse with and without leachate recycling
Waste Management & Research, 10(3), 257–267.
1992 report
Resource Recovery Alternatives for Waste Tires in North Carolina
Raleigh, NC: Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University.
1991 report
Denitrification in nonhomogeneous laboratory scale aquifers: 4. Hydraulics, nitrogen chemistry, and microbiology in a single layer
(Final Report No. EPA/600/S2-91/014). https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5607257
1991 conference paper
Landfill Gas Research in the United States: Previous Research and Future Directions
Barlaz, M. A. (1991, November 20). Presented at the Landfill Microbiology Research and Development Workshop, United Kingdom Deptartment of Energy, London, England.
1991 speech
Microbial and Chemical Characteristics of Methane Production from Refuse
Invited lecture presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Dallas, TX.
1991 conference paper
Opportunities for Plastics Recycling in Municipal Solid Waste
Presented at the AIChE Summer Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
1991 conference paper
Technology and Manufacturing Capacity for the Recycling of Paper, Plastics, and Tires in North Carolina
Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Solid Waste Management and Secondary Materials, Philadelphia, PA.
1990 speech
Bacterial Population Development During Refuse Methanogenesis
Invited lecture presented at the 11th Annual meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Arlington, VA.
1990 journal article
Methane production from municipal refuse: A review of enhancement techniques and microbial dynamics
Critical Reviews in Environmental Control, 19(6), 557–584.
1990 speech
The Use of Mass Balances for Calculation of the Methane Potential of Fresh and Anaerobically Decomposed Refuse
Invited lecture presented at the Landfill Gas Symposium sponsored by GRCDA, Chicago, IL.
1989 journal article
Bacterial Population Development and Chemical Characteristics of Refuse Decomposition in a Simulated Sanitary Landfill
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55(1), 55–65.
1989 conference paper
Critical Factors in the In Situ Bioremediation of Soils and Groundwater
Presented at the Environmental Hazards Conference, Bellevue, WA.
1989 journal article
Effects of Prechilling and Sequential Washing on Enumeration of Microorganisms from Refuse
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55(1), 50–54.
1989 journal article
Inhibition of methane formation from municipal refuse in laboratory scale lysimeters
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 20-21(1), 181–205.
1989 conference paper
Mass Balance Analysis of Decomposed Refuse in Laboratory Scale Lysimeters
Presented at the American Society of Civil Engineering National Conference on Environmental Engineering, Austin, TX.
1989 journal article
Mass‐Balance Analysis of Anaerobically Decomposed Refuse
Journal of Environmental Engineering, 115(6), 1088–1102.
1989 speech
Microbial and Chemical Characteristics of Refuse Decomposition Under Methane Producing and Inhibited Conditions
Invited lecture presented at the Workshop on Landfill Microbiology, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR.
1988 conference paper
Characterization of Municipal Refuse Decomposition in Laboratory Scale Lysimeters
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, FL.
1988 conference paper
Chemical and Microbial Dynamics of Refuse Decomposition in a Simulated Sanitary Landfill
Presented at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer Meeting, Denver, CO.
1987 journal article
Gas production parameters in sanitary landfill simulators
Waste Management & Research, 5(1), 27–39.
1987 conference paper
Measurement and Prediction of Landfill Gas Quality and Quantity
Presented at the International Solid Waste Association Symposium on Process, Technology and Environmental Impact of Sanitary Landfills, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
1986 conference paper
Parameters Affecting Refuse Methanogenesis and the Solids Composition of Anaerobically Degraded Refuse
Presented at the Ninth Annual Madison Waste Conference, Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
1985 conference paper
Investigation of Parameters Affecting the Production of Methane in Sanitary Landfills
Presented at the Eighth Annual Madison Waste Conference, Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
1982 report
An Assessment of Hazardous Waste Generation and Disposal Practices in Israel
Israeli Environmental Protection Service.
conference paper
Anaerobic Biodegradation of BTEX at Sleeping Bear Dunes: Results of Microcosm Experiments
Shafer, M. B., Borden, R. C., & Barlaz, M. A. Presented at the Third International Conference on Groundwater Quality, Dallas, TX.
conference paper
Assessment of the Pollution Prevention Potential of MSW Gasification for Integrated Solid Waste Management Using Life-Cycle Analysis
Barlaz, M. A., Frey, H. C., & Li, M. Presented at the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Ann Arbor, MI.
conference paper
Life-Cycle-Based Solid Waste Management
Kaplan, P. O., Solano, E., Dumas, R. D., Harrison, K. W., Ranjithan, S. R., Barlaz, M. A., & Downey Brill, E. Presented at the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Ann Arbor, MI.
conference paper
Organic Material Management at Closure of CCR Units
Setz, M., Barlaz, M. A., De la Cruz, F. B., Varsho, J. P., & Bonaparte, R. Presented at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA.
conference paper
State of Bioreactor Landfills in North America
Barlaz, M. A. Presented at the NC Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Spring Conference, Asheville, NC.
conference paper
Technologies for Utilization of Waste Tires in Asphalt Pavement
Eleazer, W. E., & Barlaz, M. A. Presented at the ASCE National Convention, New York, NY.