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Landfills and Vegetation: A Reference List

The following references were compiled from the Remediation Technologies Development Forum web page and from US EPA technical document Introduction to Phytoremediation (EPA/600/R-99/107), February 2000.

  1. Arthur, M.A., G. Rubin, and P.B. Woodbury. 1992. Uptake and accumulation of selenium by terrestrial plants growing on a coal fly ash landfill. 2. Forage and root caps. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 11(9):1289-1299.
  2. Benson, C., and M. Khire. 1995. Earthen covers for semi-arid and arid climates. pp. 201-217. ASCE 1995 National Convention on Landfill Closures-Environmental Protection and Land Recovery, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 53.
  3. Dobson, M.C. and A.J. Moffat. 1995. A re-evaluation of objections to tree planting on containment landfills. Waste Management & Research. 13(6):579-600.
  4. Dunn, J.R. and Singh, U.P. Landfill Closures: Environmental Protection and land Recovery. Geotechnical Special Publication, QE601,G46,no.53,c.2.
  5. Dwyer, S. F. 1997a. Cost Comparisons of Alternative Landfill Final Covers. Conference Proceedings from International Containment Technology Conference, February 9-12. St. Petersburg, Florida. pp. 400-406.
  6. Dwyer, S. F. 1997b. Large-scale field study of landfill covers at Sandia National Laboratories. Conference Proceedings Landfill Capping in the Semi-Arid West: Problems, Perspectives, and Solutions, May 21-22. Grand Teton National Park, WY. pp. 87-107.
  7. Environmental Science and Research Foundation Conference Proceedings. 1997. Landfill Capping in the Semi-Arid West: Problems Perspectives, and Solutions. May 21-27, 1997. Grand Teton National Park.
  8. Flower, F. B., Gillman, E. F., and Leone, I. A. 1981. Landfill Gas, What It Does to Trees and How Its Injurious Effects May be Prevented. J. of Arboriculture. 7(2):February 1981.
  9. Gilman, E.F., I.A. Leone, and F.B. Flower. 1981. Critical factors controlling vegetation growth on completed sanitary landfills. Research and Development EPA, EPA-600/S2-81-164.
  10. Grabhorn, H., et al. 1992. Using Sustainable Agriculture Technology for Landfill Closure. 8th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America. April 15-17. Clackamas, OR.
  11. Hakonson, T. E., et al. 1997. A Water Balance Study of Infiltration Control Landfill Cover Designs at Marine Corp Base Hawaii. Conference Proceedings Landfill Capping in the Semi-Arid West: Problems, Perspectives, and Solutions, May 21-22. Grand Teton National Park, WY. pp.
  12. Handel, S.N., G.R. Robinson, W.F.J. Parsons, and J.H. Mattei. 1997. Restoration of woody plants to capped landfills: root dynamics in an engineered soil. Restoration Ecology. 5(1)178-186.
  13. Harvey, G. 1998. How to evaluate efficacy and cost at the field scale. IBC Third Annual International Conference on Phytoremediation: Strategies and Evaluation of Phytoremediation’s Performance in the Field. June 22-25, 1998, Houston, TX.
  14. Hauser, V. L. 1997. Abstract: Natural Covers for Buried Wastes. Presentation 74. In 12th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Research--Abstracts Book, May 19-22, 1997 Kansas City, MO.
  15. Hauser, V.L., and M.A. Shaw. 1994. Water movement through soil-vegetative landfill covers. ASAE Paper NO. 942176, Presented at the 1994 International Summer Meeting, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, June 19-22, 1994, Kansas City, MO.
  16. Hauser, V.L. B.L. Weand, M.A. Shaw., and A.R. Wusterbarth. 1996. Natural covers for landfills - a closer look. American Defense Preparedness Association, 22nd Environmental Symposium and Exhibition. Orlando, FL. March 1996.
  17. Jarrell, W. M., et al. 1995. Investigation of Leachate Production Potential under Conventional Grass and Hybrid Poplar in Grabhorn Landfill. Lake Side Reclamation, Grabhorn, Inc. March. Beaverton, OR.
  18. Khire, M., C. Benson, and P. Bosscher. 1997. Water balance of two earthen landfill caps in a semi-arid climate. In Proceedings of International Containment Technology Conference and Exhibition, February, 1997, St. Petersburg, FL.
  19. Khire, M.V., J.S. Meerdink, C.H. Benson, and P.J. Bosscher. 1997. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and water balance predictions for earthen landfill final covers. pp. 38-57. ASCE National Convention on Soil Suction Applications in Geotechnical Engineering Practice, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 48.
  20. Licht, L.A. 1994. Ecolotree buffer for landfill leachate management: Installation and operational summary. Paper 94WA86.03. 87th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the Air & Waste Management Association, June 19-24, 1994, Cincinnati, OH.
  21. Licht, L.A. 1994. Populus spp. (Poplar) capabilities and relationships to landfill water management. Paper 94WA86.02. 87th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the Air & Waste Management Association, June 19-24, 1994, Cincinnati, OH.
  22. Licht, L.A. 1993. Ecolotree cap: Densely rooted trees for water management on landfill covers. In Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's 86th Annual Meeting and Conference, July 14-18, 1993, Denver, CO -WA-89. Paper A1549. Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
  23. Madison, M. F., et al. 1991. Landfill Cap Closure Utilizing A Tree Ecosystem. The American Society of Agricultural Engineers. June 23-26. Albuquerque, NM.
  24. Nyhan, J.W., T.E. Hakonson, and B.J. Drennon. 1990. A water balance study of two landfill cover designs for semi-arid regions. J. Environ. Qual. 19:281-288.
  25. O’Donnell, E., et al. 1997. Controlling Water Infiltration through Radioactive Waste and Landfill Covers — A Field Demonstration at Beltsville, MD. Conference Proceedings Landfill Capping in the Semi-Arid West: Problems, Perspectives, and Solutions, May 21-22. Grand Teton National Park, WY. pp. 109-128.
  26. Parsons, W.F.J., J.G. Ehrenfeld, and S.N. Handel. 1998. Vertical growth and mycorrhizal infection of woody plant roots as potential limits to the restoration of woodlands on landfills. Restoration Ecol. 6(3):280-289.
  27. Rock, S. A. 1997. Phytoremediation. Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal, H. Freeman (ed.). McGraw Hill.
  28. RTDF. 1998. Summary of the Remediation Technologies Development Forum Alternative Covers Assessment Program Workshop. February 17-18, 1998, Las Vegas, NV. http://www.rtdf.org.
  29. Shulz, R. K., et al. 1997. Control of Water Infiltration Into Near Surface Low-Level Waste Disposal Units. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. September. NUREG/CR-4919, Volume 10.
  30. Staubitz, W.W., J.M. Surface, T.S. Steenhuis, J.H. Peverly, M.J. Lavine, N.C. Weeks, and W.E. Sanford. 1989. Potential use of constructed wetlands to treat landfill leachate. In D.A. Hammer (ed.), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. Proceedings of the TVA First International Conference, June 13-17, 1988, Chattanooga, TN. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI.
  31. Struttman, T. 1998. Evaluating phytoremediation to control landfill leachate--economic and regulatory considerations. IBC Third Annual International Conference on Phytoremediation: Strategies and Evaluation of Phytoremediation's Performance in the Field. June 22-25, 1998, Huston, TX.
  32. Weand, B.L. and V.L. Hauser. 1997. The evapotranspiration cover: soil-vegetative covers for landfills save money without sacrificing performance. Environmental Protection, November 1997. 40-42.
  33. Weand, B.L., V.L. Hauser, A.M. Shaw, and A.R. Wusterbarth. 1996. Natural covers for landfills--a closer look. American Defense Preparedness Association. 22nd Environmental Symposium and Exhibition. Orlando, FL. March 18-21,1996.

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