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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorVillalta Calderón, Christian A.
dc.contributor.authorRivera Quintana, Frank E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-26T16:05:14Z
dc.date.available2020-06-26T16:05:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationRivera Quintana, F. E. (2018). To extend useful life of Toa Baja municipal solid Waste landfill [Unpublished manuscript]. Grduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/224
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this project is to identify the main issues affecting Toa Baja Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and the reasons it is in the Environmental Protection Agency list for closure; and to provide some suggestions to extend the useful life of this landfill. This research is qualitative not quantitative; data was obtained from interviews, documents, field visits observations, online information and audiovisual materials. It is also retrospective because it relies on information already present. The analysis for this study will be examining the data available and trying to organize it in a logical sequence. A landfill is one of few systems for non-hazardous solid waste disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land, also called sanitary landfill. This method is the most common method of waste disposal but can create other issues like methane gas; liquefaction (condition where saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness) and soil and ground water contamination. Solid waste means any garbage and other discarded materials, including solid, liquids, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, construction, mining, agricultural operations and household. The solid waste could be divided into two areas; toxic or hazardous materials, and non-hazardous materials; and according to these two big classifications there are specific areas for final disposition and management. Leachate is the fluids from garbage placed on a specific area for a long time, which if percolate to the subsoil could contaminate the soils and ground water. Key Terms - Compost, Composting, Landfill, Leachate treatment, Recycling, Solid Waste Management.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWinter-2018
dc.relation.haspartSan Juan Campusen_US
dc.subject.lcshSanitary landfills Puerto Rico
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Posters
dc.titleTo Extend Useful Life of Toa Baja Municipal Solid Waste Landfillen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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