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Temperature as an indicator of landfill behavior

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The utility of landfill temperature measurements both as a means of understanding landfill behavior and the interpretation of anomalous data points is explored by demonstration in a case study application. The availability of a pathway facilitating easy intrusion of atmospheric OZ into a landfill is shown to cause aerobic conditions and spontaneous combustion, during landfill pumping experiments. The landfill temperature measurements provide an effective means of isolating the extent of the problem.

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  1. Conestoga-Rovers and Associates Ltd., N2V 1C2, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    A. J. Crutcher & F. A. Rovers

  2. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    E. A. McBean

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  1. A. J. Crutcher
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Crutcher, A.J., Rovers, F.A. & McBean, E.A. Temperature as an indicator of landfill behavior. Water Air Soil Pollut 17, 213–223 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00283304

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