Assessing the performance of evapotranspiration covers for municipal solid waste landfills in northwestern ohio

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-305

  Barnswell, Kristopher D ^a   Dwyer, Daryl F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dredged sediment; Dredging; Evapotranspiration; Evapotranspiration cover; Landfills; Municipal solid waste landfill; Municipal wastes; Northwestern Ohio; Ohio; Percolation; Sediment; Solid wastes; Water balance

Indexed keywords

DREDGED SEDIMENTS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL WASTE; NORTHWESTERN OHIO; OHIO; PERCOLATION; WATER BALANCE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND FILL; MIXTURES; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESTORATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LYSIMETER; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERCOLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER BUDGET;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955420235     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000326     Document Type: Article

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