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Debra R. Reinhart
Other affiliations: University of Pittsburgh, Tufts University
Bio: Debra R. Reinhart is an academic researcher from University of Central Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Leachate & Bioreactor landfill. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 128 publications receiving 4468 citations. Previous affiliations of Debra R. Reinhart include University of Pittsburgh & Tufts University.
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23 Sep 1997
TL;DR: This book discusses the evolution of landfills for Waste Management Landfills as Bioreactors as well as the design of Landfill Treatment and Reclamation Strategies, and some of the strategies used to achieve this goal.
Abstract: Introduction Scope and Objectives The Evolution of Landfills for Waste Management Landfills as Bioreactors Regulatory Status Organization of the Book Modern Landfill Fundamentals Introduction Overview of Modern Sanitary Landfills Landfill Containment Systems Collection and Control of Leachate Leachate Collection and Storage Leachate and Gas Management at MSW Landfills Landfill Operation Strategies Landfill Bioreactor Studies Laboratory Scale Studies Pilot-Scale Bioreactor Studies Full-Scale Landfill Bioreactor Studies Summary Full-Scale Experiences with Bioreactor Landfills - Case Studies Introduction Southwest Landfill, Alachua County, Florida Central Facility Landfill, Worcester County, Maryland Winfield Landfill, Columbia County, Florida Pecan Row Landfill, Lowndes County, Georgia Lower Mount Washington Valley Secure Landfill, Conway, New Hamshire Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Landfill, Craven County, North Carolina Lemons Landfill, Stoddard County, Missouri Mill Seat Landfill, Monroe County, New York Yolo County Landfill, California Additional Full-Scale Efforts The Hydrodynamics of Leachate Recirculating Landfills Introduction Leachate Generation Moisture Movement Unsaturated Leachate Flow Mathematical Modeling of Leachate Recirculation Leachate Recirculation Field Testing The Impact of Leachate Recirculation of Leachate and Gas Characteristics Introduction Leachate Characteristics of Recirculating Landfills Leachate Treatment Implications Leachate Quantities Gas Production Landfill Bioreactor Design Introduction Liner/Leachate Collection System Leachate Storage Leachate Reintroduction Systems Leachate Recirculation System Design Final and Intermediate Caps Gas Collection Cell Construction Construction Costs Summary Landfill Bioreactor Operation Introduction Waste Characterization Oxidation Reduction Conditions Moisture Content Recirculation Strategies Effects of Waste Placement Rate Use of Old Cells Bioreactor Augmentation Daily and Intermediate Covers Settlement Monitoring When is the Waste Stable? Materials Recovery and Reuse from Bioreactor Landfills Introduction Landfill Treatment and Reclamation Strategies Mass Balance Design for Landfill Reclamation Methods of Landfill Reclamation Previous Experience with Landfill Reclamation Use of Reclaimed Materials Future Directions for Bioreactor Landfills References Index
350 citations
TL;DR: Landfill bioreactor technology offers important advantages in the management and treatment of municipal solid waste, including accelerated waste stabilization rates, enhanced gas production, facilitated leachate management, volume reduction and minimized long-term liability.
271 citations
TL;DR: The bioreactor landfill provides control and process optimisation, primarily through the addition of leachate or other liquid amendments, and sufficient experience now exists to define recommended design and operating practices.
237 citations
TL;DR: This work characterize food waste within the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus and parse the differential FEW effects of producing uneaten food and managing food loss and waste, to propose a "food-waste-systems" approach to optimize resources within the FEW nexus.
210 citations
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05 Nov 2001
TL;DR: The European Experience of Solid-Waste Management: The European Experience as mentioned in this paper is a collection of source-separated materials and collection of municipal solid-waste collection systems, which is used to estimate the amount of waste to be processed.
Abstract: 1. Integrated Solid-Waste Management. Historical Background. Materials Flow. Legislation and Regulations. The Need for Integrated Solid-Waste Management. Life Cycle Assessment. Special Problems (white goods, construction rubble, tires, household hazardous waste, paint and batteries). The European Experience. 2. Solid-Waste Characteristics and Quantities. Definitions. Solid-Waste Generation. Solid-Waste Composition. Estimating Refuse. Quantities and Composition. Characteristics of Refuse. Potential for Reclamation of Useful Materials and Energy from Solid-Waste. Obstacles to Recovery of Materials and Energy from Refuse. 3. Collection of Municipal Solid-Waste. Solid-Waste Collection Systems. Effectiveness of Solid-Waste Collection. Collection of Source-Separated Materials. Alternative Collection Strategies. Transfer Stations. Litter and Street Cleanliness. 4. Landfills. Planning, Siting, and Permitting of Landfills. Design of Landfills. Processes within a Landfill. Controlling Leachate and Gas. Operation of Landfills. Monitoring of Landfills. Closure of Landfills. Use of Old Landfill Sites. Landfill Mining. Hazardous Substances. 5. Processing of Mixed and Partially Separated Solid-Waste. Refuse Physical Characteristics. Storing. Conveying. Compacting. Shredding. Pulping. Roll Crushing. Plastic Granulating. 6. Materials Separation. General Expressions for Materials Separation. Picking (hand sorting). Screens. Air Classifiers. Jigs. Stoners. Sink/Float Separators. Inclined Tables. Shaking Tables. Flotation. Color Sorting. Magnets. Eddy Current Separators. Electrostatic Separators. Materials Recovery Systems. 7. Combustion and Energy Recovery. Heat Value of Refuse. Energy Production from MSW. Materials and Thermal Balances. Combustion Hardware Used for MSW. Waste Heat Recovery. Pyrolysis. Undesirable Effects of Combustion. 8. Biochemical Processes. Methane Generation by Anaerobic Digestion. Methane Generation from Landfills. Composting. Other Biochemical Processes. 9. Current Solid-Waste Issues. Flow Control. Public or Private Ownership and Operation. Procurement Issues. Financing Solid-Waste Facilities. The Role of the Solid-Waste Engineer.
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TL;DR: Today, the use of membrane technologies, more especially reverse osmosis (RO), either as a main step in a landfill leachate treatment chain or as single post-treatment step has shown to be an indispensable means of achieving purification.
2,178 citations
01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: The wet pyrolysis process, also known as hydrothermal carbonization, opens up the field of potential feedstocks for char production to a range of nontraditional renewable and plentiful wet agricultural residues and municipal wastes as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The carbonization of biomass residuals to char has strong potential to become an environmentally sound conversion process for the production of a wide variety of products. In addition to its traditional use for the production of charcoal and other energy vectors, pyrolysis can produce products for environmental, catalytic, electronic and agricultural applications. As an alternative to dry pyrolysis, the wet pyrolysis process, also known as hydrothermal carbonization, opens up the field of potential feedstocks for char production to a range of nontraditional renewable and plentiful wet agricultural residues and municipal wastes. Its chemistry offers huge potential to influence product characteristics on demand, and produce designer carbon materials. Future uses of these hydrochars may range from innovative materials to soil amelioration, nutrient conservation via intelligent waste stream management and the increase of carbon stock in degraded soils.
1,360 citations
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TL;DR: The assessment was completed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with a primary aim of reviewing the current state of knowledge concerning the impacts of climate change on physical and ecological systems, human health, and socioeconomic factors as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Climate Change 1995 is a scientific assessment that was generated by more than 1 000 contributors from over 50 nations. It was jointly co-ordinated through two international agencies; the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme. The assessment was completed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with a primary aim of reviewing the current state of knowledge concerning the impacts of climate change on physical and ecological systems, human health, and socioeconomic factors. The second aim was to review the available information on the technical and economic feasibility of the potential mitigation and adaptation strategies.
1,149 citations
TL;DR: The key to improving the rate of contaminants removal by ZVI and broadening the applicable pH range is to enhance ZVI corrosion and to enhance the mass transfer of the reactants including oxygen and H(+) to the ZVI surface.
716 citations