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Odor Management at Landfills: Part 2 - A Novel Biosensor for Measuring Odors at Landfills

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By Daniel Meeroff, Sharmily Rahman
| Waste360 Verified
Getty Images By Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D. and Sharmily Rahman | Nov 11, 2021 The absence of an objective measurement technique for nuisance odor strength creates difficulties for regulatory agencies to draft effective rules for solid waste managers to deal with odor complaints. To address this problem, researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s Laboratories for Engineered Environmental Solutions (Lab.EES) are working on a unique idea developed by Dr. Daniel E. Meeroff.
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Odor Management at Landfills: Part 1 - The Current State of the Art

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By Daniel Meeroff, Sharmily Rahman
| Waste360 Verified
Generation of odors from solid waste management operations is a common occurrence due to the nature of the waste material and the anaerobic decomposition of its readily biodegradable components. Ritzkowski et al. (2006) estimated that emissions of airborne pollutants can last up to 30-100 years after the solid waste facility is technically closed.
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