grants
research
FUNDED RESEARCH
Currently Funded Projects
Integrated Solid Waste Management and Its Environmental Sustainability in a Carbon Constrained Environment
Investigators:
North Carolina State University
Morton A. Barlaz, S. Ranji Ranjithan, Joseph De Carolis
Start Date: December 2009
End Date: December 2012
Award Amount: $268,873
Carbon Sequestration in Landfills: Documentation from Field Samples
Investigators:
North Carolina State University
Morton A. Barlaz
Start Date: June 2009
Award Amount: $37,784
Management Options for the Safe Disposal of Secondary Aluminum Processing Waste
Investigators:
U.S. EPA
Thabet Toylaymat, Robert Ford, Stephen Musson
Start Date: September 2008
Award Amount: $162,500
Field Intercomparisons of Methods to Measure Fugitive Methane Emissions
Investigators:
SCS Engineers
A. Babilotte, R. Green, G. Hater, T. Watermolen, Bryan Staley, Bob Gardner
Start Date: July 2008
Award Amount: $488,788
Determining Critical Data Requirements for Implementation of the EPCC Methodology Prerequisites Module - a Multi-Site Case Study
Investigators:
Geosyntec Consultants
Jeremy Morris, Michael Houlihan
Start Date: September 2007
Award Amount: $100,000
Landfill Gas Management: A Roadmap for EREF Directed Research
Investigators:
North Carolina State University and University of Central Florida
Mort Barlaz, Debra Reinhart
Start Date: September 2007
Award Amount: $102,363
Field-Scale Assessment of Evapotranspirative Methane Oxidation Caps for Sustainable Management of MSW Landfills in Sub-Humid Climates
Investigators:
Michigan State University
Milind V. Khire
Start Date: July 2007
Award Amount: $145,000
Treatment of Leachate Before Injection into a Bioreactor Landfill: Reduction of the Pipe Clogging Potential
Investigators:
University of Manitoba
Stanislaw Lozecznik, Jan Oleszkiewicz, Shawn Clark, Richard Sparling, Jamie F. VanGulck
Start Date: December 2005
Award Amount: $100,000
Completed Projects
Moisture Consumption during Gas Production in Landfills: Implications to Permitting ET Caps
Investigators:
Michigan State University
Milind V. Khire, Terry Johnson
Start Date: August 2009
End Date: August 2010
Award Amount: $25,000
Radiological Investigation Results for Pennsylvania Landfill Leachate: 2009 Tritium Update
Investigators:
Safety Ecology Corporation
End Date: February 2010
Award Amount: $72,500
Beyond Disposables: Eco-Clamshell Reusable To-Go Program
Investigators:
Eckerd College
Alison Ormsby, Audrey Copeland
End Date: December 2009
Award Amount: $32,000
Microbial Fuel Cells in Landfill Applications
Investigators:
University of New Hampshire
Jenna R. Jambeck
End Date: December 2009
Award Amount: $121,516
Modeling of Hydrogen Sulfide Generation from Landfills Beneficially Utilizing Processed Construction and Demolition Materials
Investigators:
University of New Hampshire
Jenna R. Jambeck
End Date: December 2009
Award Amount: $147,558
Geophysical Monitoring of Leachate Recirculation at Orchard Hills Landfill
Investigators:
University of Illinois, Chicago
Krishna R. Reddy, Solenne Grellier, Philip Carpenter, Jean Bogner
End Date: June 2009
Award Amount: $26,875
The Effect of Liquid Waste Addition on Degradation of Paper Products
Investigators:
Virginia Tech
Vijaesh Karatt, Karthik Manchala, John T. Novak
End Date: June 2009
Award Amount: $65,000