| 7:00 am |
Registration
Desert Willow - Presenters and Moderators
Ballroom Foyer - Attendees |
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast
Arizona Grand Ballroom |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am |
Welcome
Arizona Grand Ballroom
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Track A |
Landfill Gas Modeling |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am |
Modernizing Methane Generation Models and Data from U.S. Landfills.
Presenter: Xiaoming Wang, North Carolina State University |
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Evaluating the Historical Performance of Landfill Gas Projects Developed Under the CDM.
Presenter: Alex Stege, SCS Engineers |
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Hydrogen Sulfide Production from Different Sulfur-Containing Material Under Anaerobic Conditions.
Presenter: Florentino De la Cruz, North Carolina State University |
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Modeling Hydrogen Sulfide Generation from Landfilled Drywall.
Presenter: Amro El Badawy, University of Cincinnati |
Track B |
Issues in Developing Nations |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am |
The Importance of Landfill Gas Energy in Integrated Municipal Solid Management in the Developing World.
Presenter: Brian Guzzone, Eastern Research Group |
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Solid Waste Management in Metropolises of East Africa: The Role of NGOs and CBOs.
Presenter: Judith Tukahirwa, Kampala Capital City Authority |
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Comparative Study on Different Methods of Domestic Organic Waste Composting in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Presenter: Kedar Rijal, Tribhuvan University
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Improving Waste Management through Characterization of Household Waste in Tulsipur, Nepal.
Presenter: Mohan Dangi, California State University, Fresno |
Track C |
Leachate I |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am |
Reverse Osmosis-Based Leachate Treatment Systems -- Benefits Seen from Start-Ups at Landfills in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Presenter: Patrick Stanford, Rochem Membrane Systems, Inc. |
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UV Quenching of Landfill Leachates and Its Impact on the Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs): Source and Treatability.
Presenter: Renzun Zhao, Virginia Tech |
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Leachate Treatability Testing for Failure Avoidance and Troubleshooting.
Presenter: Kevin Torrens, Brown and Caldwell |
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Bio-Engineering Solutions for Landfill Leachate Treatment.
Presenter: John Roll, Applied Ecological Services, Inc. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
Arizona Grand Ballroom
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Track A |
Landfill Gas Quantification Methods |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Quantifying Gas Emissions from Landfills -- Which Methodologies Can Be Used?
Presenter: Ivan Wasserman, Partner - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips |
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Development of the Mobile Tracer Correlation Method for Qualification of Emissions from Landfills and Other Large Area Sources.
Presenter: Richard Shores, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Assessing Landfill Gas Collection Efficiency with Gas Tracers and Numerical Modeling.
Presenter: Paul Imhoff, University of Delaware |
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Development of a Quantification Tool for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Using OP-TDLS Systems.
Presenter: Marlies Hrad, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences |
Track B |
Diversion Policy
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| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Identifying Best "Next Steps" in Diversion Programs, Outreach, and Policies: What Do the Real Numbers Tell Us?
Presenter: Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
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Utilizing Statewide Municipal Solid Waste Composition Data to Evaluate Effectiveness of Waste Ban Regulation.
Presenter: Alan Kirschner, Brown and Caldwell
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PAYT Tracking and Research at the National Level – Latest Update on Impacts, Costs, Multi-Family, Drop-off, Commercial, Small Hauler, and GHG Issues.
Presenter: Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste.
Presenter: Kevin Torrens, Brown and Caldwell
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Track C |
Leachate II |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Coffin Butte Landfill: A Case Study in Leachate Generation Minimization.
Presenter: Elena Goodhall, Republic Services, Inc |
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A Changing Industry: On-Site Phytoremediation of Landfill Leachate Using Trees and Grasses -- Case Studies.
Presenter: Brad Granley, Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. |
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Zero Liquid Discharge for Produced Water – Proven Technology Delivers Solids to Landfills.
Presenter: Bernard Duesel, Heartland Technology Partners, LLC |
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Waste Composition, Leachate and Biogas Characteristics in Developing Countries: A Case Study, Tunisia.
Presenter: Tarek Abichou, Florida State University |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch
Arizona Grand Ballroom
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| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Poster Viewing
Arizona Grand Ballroom, Foyer
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Track A |
Landfill Gas Case Studies |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Landfill Gas Monitoring Point Criteria for Evaluating the Performance and Potentially Decommissioning Landfill Gas Extraction Wells at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, King County, Washington.
Presenter: Evan Griffiths, CH2M Hill |
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Air Sparging and Solar Spark Vent Flares -- Low Cost LFG Mitigation for Slow LFG Migration.
Presenter: Aklilu Tesfamichael, Geosyntec Consultants |
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Minimizing Financial Impacts of New LFG Regulations through Early Action.
Presenter: Kirk Steed, Recology Environmental Solutions, Inc. |
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Gas Pressures and a Final Cover Slide: Investigation and Remedial Measures.
Presenter: Aaron Janusz, Republic Services, Inc. |
Track B |
Waste Properties |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Comparison of Municipal Solid Waste Settlement Model Parameters Derived from Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes.
Presenter: Christopher Bareither, University of Wisconsin - Madison/Colorado State University |
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Centrifuge Testing of Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of MSW and Implications for Long-Term Leachate Flow.
Presenter: Milind Khire, Michigan State University |
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Shear Strength of Municipal Solid Waste as a Function of Placement Conditions.
Presenter: James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University |
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Identifying Appropriate Leaching Procedures for Future Waste Samples at an Industrial Fly Ash Landfill.
Presenter: Donna Oswald, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. |
Track C |
Waste Placement |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Slope Stability Evaluation of a Wet MSW Landfill Utilizing Cone Penetrometer Testing.
Presenter: Billy Newcomb, Draper Aden Associates |
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Long Term Leachate Collection and Removal System (LCRS) Study.
Presenter: George Koerner, Geosynthetic Institute |
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Effect of Biodegradation on Mechanical Properties of Municipal Solid Waste in Bioreactor Landfill.
Presenter: Lan Chau Nguyen, Kyoto University |
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break
Arizona Grand Ballroom
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Track A |
Methane Emission Measurements I |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Landfill Methane Emission Variability on Time Scales.
Presenter: Nathan Swan, Cygnus Environmental Group
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Impact of Changes in Barometric Pressure on Landfill Methane Emissions.
Presenter: Liukang Xu, LI-COR Biosciences |
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Measured and Modeled Methane Emissions at MSW Landfills Prior to Gas Collection System Installation.
Presenter: Roger Green, Waste Management, Inc. |
Track B |
Collection and Safety |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Workplace Fatalities in the U.S. Solid Waste Industry 2008-2011.
Presenter: David Biderman, National Solid Wastes Management Association |
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Ergonomics Evaluation of Solid Waste Collection.
Presenter: Debra Reinhart, University of Central Floridae |
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A Comparison of Worker Risk of Injury While Working on Fully-Automated Side Loaders and Other Residential Collection Trucks at a Large Solid Waste Collection Company.
Presenter: Reginald Wills, Waste Management Safety Services, LLC |
Track C |
Industrial Waste Management and Recycling
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| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Geosynthetic Market Impacts of Potential Regulation of the Storage of Coal Combustion Residuals.
Presenter: Boyd Ramsey, GSE Lining Technology, LLC
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Sulfate Leaching from Construction and Demolition Fines.
Presenter: Johnsie Lang, North Carolina State University
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Environmental Characterization of "Salt Cake" from Secondary Aluminum Processing Waste.
Presenter: Xiaolan Huang, Pegasus Technical Services, Inc
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| 5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Reception
Oasis Event Patio
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