Solid and Hazardous Waste Studies


Timothy G. Townsend, Ph.D., P.E.
 

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Refereed Journal Publications

2007

Townsend, T., Musson, S., Dubey, B., Pearson, B. “Leachability of Printed Wire Boards Containing Leaded and Lead-Free Solder.” Journal of Environmental Management. Available Online.

Dagan, R., Dubey, B., Bitton, G., Townsend, T. “Aquatic Toxicity of Leachates Produced from Several Electronic Devices” Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 53(2):168-173.

Musson, S., Seaburg, K., Mousa, J., Townsend, T. “A Continuous Collection System for Household Pharmaceutical Wastes – A Pilot Project.” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 57(7), 828-835.

Dubey, B., Townsend, T. “Leaching of Milled Asphalt Pavement Amended with Waste-to-Energy Ash.” Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 1(2/3):145-158.

Jacobi, G., Solo-Gabriele, H., Dubey, B., Townsend, T., Shibata, T. “Evaluation of Commercial Landscaping Mulch for Possible Contamination from CCA.” Waste Management. 27(12):1765-73.

Jacobi, G., Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T., Dubey, B. “Evaluation of Technologies for Sorting CCA-Treated Wood.” Waste Management. 27: 1617-1625.

Block, C., Shibata, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T.(2007)  “Use of Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Units for Identification of Arsenic in Treated Wood.” Environmental Pollution, 148(2):627-633.

Cochran, K., Townsend, T., Reinhart, D., Heck, H. (2007) “Estimation of Regional Building-Related C&D Debris Generation and Composition: Case study for Florida, U.S.” Waste Management, 27(7):921-931.

Imhoff, P., Reinhart, D., Englund, M., Guerin, R., Gawande, N., Han, B., Jonnalagadda, S., Townsend, T., Yazdani, R. (2007) “Review of State of the Art Methods for Measuring Water in Landfills.” Waste Management, 27(6):729-745.

Plaza, C., Xu, Q., Townsend, T., Bitton, G., Booth, M. (2007) “Evaluation of Alternative Landfill Cover Soils for Attenuating Hydrogen Sulfide from C&D Debris Landfills.” Journal of Environmental Management, 84(3):314-332.

Dubey, B., Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Bitton, G. (2007) “Impact of Surface Water Conditions on Preservative Concentrations and Aquatic Toxicity of Treated Wood Leachate.” Environmental Science and Technology, 41(10):3781–3786.

Jambeck, J., Weitz, K., Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T., Thorneloe, S. (2007) “CCA-Treated Wood Disposed in Landfills and Life-cycle Trade-Offs With Waste-to-Energy and MSW Landfill Disposal.”  Waste Management, 27(8):S21-S28.

Dubey, B., Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T. (2007). “Quantities of Arsenic-Treated Wood in Demolition Debris Generated by Hurricane Katrina.” Environmental Science and Technology. 41(5) 1533-1536.

Shibata, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Fleming, L., Cai, Y., Townsend, T. (2007). “A Mass Balance Approach for Evaluating Leachable Arsenic and Chromium from an In-Service CCA-Treated Wood Structure.” Science of the Total Environment. 372(2-3):624-635.

Kim, H., Townsend, T. (2007). “Evaluation of Pressure Treated Wood Impact on Landfill Waste Decomposition Using a Methane Yield Assay.” Chemosphere. 67(6):1252-1257.

Khan, B., Solo-Gabriele, H., Jambeck, J., Townsend, T., Cai, Y. (2007). “Response to Comment on ‘Release of Arsenic to the Environment from CCA-Treated Wood. Part II: Leaching and Speciation during Disposal.” Environmental Science and Technology. 40(3):994-999.

2006

Jain, P., Powell, J., Townsend, T., Reinhart, D. (2006) “Estimating the Hydraulic Conductivity of Landfilled Municipal Solid Waste Using the Borehole Permeameter Test.”  Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(6):645-652.

Jambeck, J., Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H.  (2006) “Leaching of chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood in a simulated monofill and its potential impacts to landfill leachate.” Journal of Hazardous Materials. A135,21-31.

Lee, S., Xu, Q., Booth, M., Townsend, T., Chadik, P., Bitton, G. (2006) “Reduced Sulfur Compounds in Gas from Construction and Demolition Debris Landfills.” Waste Management. 26,526-533.

Song, J., Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Jang, Y. (2006) “Hexavalent chromium reduction in soils contaminated with chromated copper arsenate preservative.” Soil and Sediment Contamination. 15:387-399.

Clark, C., Jambeck, J., Townsend, T. (2006) “Overview of Construction and Demolition Debris Regulations in the US.” Accepted for publication Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 36(2):141-186.

Vann, K., Musson, S., Townsend, T. (2006) “Evaluation of a Modified TCLP Methodology for RCRA Toxicity Characterization of Computer CPUs.” Journal of Hazardous Materials. 1-3:101-109.

Vann, K., Musson, S., Townsend, T. (2006)“Factors Affecting TCLP Lead Leachability From Computer CPUs.” Waste Management. 26:293-298.

Powell, J., Jain, P., Kim, H., Townsend, T., Reinhart, D. (2006) “Changes in landfill gas quality as a result of controlled air injection.” Environmental Science and Technology. 40(3):1029-1034.

Khan, B., Jambeck, J., Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T., Cai, Y. (2006) “Release of arsenic to the environment from CCA-treated wood: Part II – leaching and speciation during disposal.” Environmental Science and Technology. 40(3):1029-1034.

Khan, B., Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T., Cai, Y. (2006) “Release of arsenic to the environment from CCA-treated wood: Part I – estimating the extent of arsenic leaching from in-service CCA-treated wood.” Environmental Science and Technology. 40(3):988-993.

Ogden, A., Fleetwood, D., Townsend, T., Ohlsen, M. Lindner, A. (2006) “Development of a University Laboratory Chemical Inventory and Exchange Program.” Accepted for publication in Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE. 10(1):46-56.

Song, J., Dubey, B., Jang, Y., Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H. (2006) “Implication of Chromium Speciation on Disposal of Discarded CCA-Treated Wood.” Journal of Hazardous Materials. B128:280-288.

Dagan, R., Bitton, G., Townsend, T. (2006) “Metal Transport and Bioavailability in CCA-Wood Leachate Treated Soil.” Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination. 15:61-72.

Townsend, T., Dubey, B., Tolaymat, T. (2006) “Interpretation of SPLP Results for assessing Risk to Groundwater from Land-applied Granular Waste.” Environmental Engineering Science. 23(1): 236-248.

Berge, N., Reinhart, D., Dietz, J., Townsend, T. (2006) “In-situ ammonia removal in bioreactor landfill leachate.” Waste Management. 26:334-343.

Eun, S., Reinhart, D., Townsend, T., Cooper, D. (2006). "Hydrogen Sulfide Flux Measurements and Dispersion Modeling from Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfills." Waste Management. 27(2):220-227.

Yang, K., XU, Q., Townsend, T., Chadik, P., Bitton M. (2006)."Hydrogen Sulfide Generation in Simulated C&D Debris Landfills: Impact of Waste Composition." Journal of the air and Waste Management Association.

Shibata, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Dubey, B., Townsend, T.(2006)."Arsenic Leaching from Mulch Made from Recycled Construction and Demolition Wood and Impacts of Iron-Oxide Colorants." Environmental Science and Technology. 40(16):5102-5107.

Musson, S., Vann, K., Jang, Y., Mutha, S., Jordan, A., Pearson, B., Townsend, T. (2006)."RCRA Toxicity Characterization of Discarded Electronic Devices." Environmental Science and Technology. 40(8):2721-2726.

2005

Townsend, T., Wise, W., Jain, P. (2005) “One-dimensional Gas Flow Model for Horizontal Gas Collection Systems at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 131(12), 1716-1723.

Jain, P., Powell, J., Townsend, T., Reinhart, D. (2005) “Air permeability of waste in a municipal solid waste landfill.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 131(11),1565-1573.

Ward, M., Bitton, G., Townsend, T. (2005) “Heavy Metal Binding Capacity (HMBC) of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachates.” Chemosphere. 60(2):206-215.

Berge, N., Reinhart, D., Townsend, T. (2005) “The Fate of Nitrogen in Bioreactor Landfills.” Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 35:365-399.

Townsend, T., Dubey, B., Tolaymat, T., Solo-Gabriele, H. (2005) “Preservative Leaching from Weathered CCA-Treated Wood.” Journal of Environmental Management. 75(2)105-113.

Stook, K., Tolaymat, T., Ward, M., Dubey, B., Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Bitton, G. (2005) “Relative Leaching and Aquatic Toxicity of Pressure-Treated Wood Products Using Batch Leaching Tests.” Environmental Science and Technology. 39(1)155-163.

Jain, P., Kim, H., Townsend, T. (2005). “Characterization of Heavy Metals in Soil Reclaimed from a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill.” Waste Management. 25(25-35).

Jain, P., Jang, Y., Tolaymat, T., Witwer, M., Townsend, T. (2005) “Recycling of Water Treatment Plant Sludge via Land Application: Assessment of Risk.” Journal of Residuals Science and Technology. 2(1), 13-23.

2004

Stook, K., Dubey, B., Ward, M., Townsend, T., Bitton, G., Solo-Gabriele, H. (2004) “An Evaluation of the Heavy Metal Toxicity of Pressure Treated Wood Leachates with MetPLATE.” Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 73(6):987-994.

Townsend, T., Tolaymat, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Dubey, B., Stook, K., Wadanambi, L. (2004) “Leaching of CCA-Treated Wood: Implications for Waste Disposal.” Journal of Hazardous Materials. B114:75-91.

Dubey, B., Townsend, T. (2004). “Arsenic and Lead Leaching from the Waste Derived Fertilizer Ironite.” Environmental Science and Technology. 38(20):5400-5404.

Khan, B., Solo-Gabriele, H., Dubey, B., Townsend, T., Cai, Y. (2004) “Arsenic Speciation of Solvent-Extracted Leachate from New and Weathered CCA-Treated Wood.” Environmental Science and Technology. 38(17):4527-4534. .

Townsend, T., Tolaymat, T., Leo, K., Jambeck, J. (2004). “Heavy Metals in Recovered Fines from Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facilities in Florida.” Science of the Total Environment.332:1-11.

Solo-Gabriele, H., Townsend, T., Hahn, D., Moskal, T., Hosein, N., Jambeck, J., Jacobi, G. (2004). “Evaluation of XRF and LIBS technologies for on-line sorting of CCA-treated wood waste.” Waste Management.24:413-424.

Iida, K., Pierman, J., Tolaymat, T., Townsend, T., Wu, C. (2004).”Control of Heavy Metal Emissions and Leaching from Incineration of CCA-Treated Wood Using Mineral Sorbents.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 1302(2): 184-192. .

2003

Uz, I., Rasche, T., Townsend, T., Ogram, A., Lindner, A. (2003). “Characterization of Methanogenic and Methanotrophic Assemblages in Landfill Samples.” Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B (Biology Letters). 270(2): S202-S205.

Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Tolaymat, T., Stook, K., Hosein, N. (2003). “Chromium, copper and arsenic concentrations in soil underneath CCA-treated wood structures.” Soil and Sediment Contamination, 12(6):779-798

Jang, Y., Townsend, T. (2003) “Leaching of lead from computer printed wire boards and cathode ray tubes by municipal solid waste landfill leachates.” Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 4778-4784.

Gawande, N., Reinhart, D., Thomas, P., McCreanor. P., Townsend, T. (2003) “Municipal solid waste in situ moisture content measurement using an electrical resistance sensor.” Waste Management. 23, 667-674.

Townsend, T., Solo-Gabriele, H., Tolaymat, T., Stook, K. (2003). “Impact of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) in Wood Mulch.” Science of the Total Environment.309, 173-185.

Jang. Y., Townsend, T. (2003). “Effect of waste depth on leachate quality from laboratory construction and demolition debris landfills.” Environmental Engineering Science.20(3),183-196.

2002

Ward, M., Bitton, G., Townsend, T., Booth, M. (2002). “Determining toxicity of leachates from Florida municipal solid waste landfills using a battery-of-tests approach.” Environmental Toxicology. 17:258-266.

Jang, Y., Townsend, T., Ward, M., Bitton, G. (2002). “Leaching of arsenic, chromium and copper in a contaminated soil at a wood preserving site.” Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.69:808-816.

Reinhart, D. McCreanor, P, Townsend, T. (2002). “The bioreactor landfill: Its status and future.” Waste Management and Research. 20:172-186.

Blassino, M., Solo-Gabriele, H., and Townsend, T. (2002)."Sorting Technologies for CCA-Treated Wood." Waste Management Research.20:290-301.

William J. Weber, Yong-Chul Jang, Timothy G. Townsend and Steven Laux. (2002) “"Leachate from Land Disposed Residential Construction Waste" Journal of Environmental Engineering.128(3):237-245.

Helena M. Solo-Gabriele, Timothy G. Townsend, Brian Messick and Vandin Calitu. (2002) “Characteristics of chromated copper arsenate-treated wood ash.” Journal of Hazardous Materials.B89:213-232.

2001

Yong-Chul Jang and Timothy G. Townsend. (2001) “Sulfate leaching from recovered construction and demolition debris fines.” Advances in Environmental Research. 5:203-217.

Yong-Chul Jang and Timothy G. Townsend. (2001) “Occurrence of organic pollutants in recovered soil fines from construction and demolition waste.” Waste Management. 21:703-715.

Monika Blassino, Helena M. Solo-Gabriele and Timothy G. Townsend. (2001) “Pilot scale evaluation of sorting technologies for CCA treated wood waste.” Waste Management & Research 362-4.

2000

Stephen E. Musson, Yong-Chul Jang, Timothy G. Townsend and Il-Hyun Chung. (2000) “Characterization of Lead Leachability from Cathode Ray Tubes Using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure.” Environmental Science & Technology. 34(20):4376-4381. .

Scott K. Sheridan, Timothy G. Townsend, John L. Price and Jeff T. Connell. (2000) “Policy Options for Hazardous-Building-Component Removal before Demolition.” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management. 4(3):111-117.  

Thabet M. Tolaymat, Timothy G. Townsend and Helena Solo-Gabriele. (2000) “Chromated Copper Arsenate-Treated Wood in Recovered Wood.” Environmental Engineering Science. 17(1):19-28 . 

1999

Helena M. Solo-Gabriele and Timothy G. Townsend. (1999) “Disposal practices and management alternatives for CCA-treated wood waste.” Waste Management & Research. 17:378-389.  

Timothy G. Townsend, Yong-Chul Jang and Lara G. Thurn. (1999) “Simulation of Construction and Demolition Waste Leachate.” Journal of Environmental Engineering. 125(11):1071-1081.  

William Craven, Timothy G. Townsend, Ken Vogel and Steven Laux. (1999) “Field Investigation of Landfill Leachate Collection System Clogging.” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management.3(1):2-9.  

Allan S. Brantley and Timothy G. Townsend. (1999) “Leaching of Pollutants from Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement.” Environmental Engineering Science.16(2):105-116.  

1998

Stephen E. Musson and Timothy G. Townsend. (1998) “Management of Discarded Pharmaceuticals.” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management. 2(3):89-92. 

Timothy G. Townsend and W. Lamar Miller. (1998) “Leachate Recycling Using Horizontal Injection.” Advances in Environmental Research.2(2):129-138. 

Jenna R. J. Carlson and Timothy G. Townsend. (1998) Management of Solid Waste from Abrasive Blasting.” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management.2(2):72-77.

1997

Townsend, T., Miller, W. (1997). “Landfill gas extraction from leachate collection systems.” Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management.24(3),131-136.

1996

Townsend, T., Miller, W., Lee, H., Earle, J. (1996). “Acceleration of landfill stabilization using leachate recycle.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE.122(4), 263-268.

1995

Townsend, T., Miller. W. L., Earle, J. (1995). “Leachate recycle infiltration ponds.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 121(6) 465-471.

1994

Townsend, T., Miller, W., Bishop, R., Carter, J. (1994). “Combining systems for leachate recirculation and landfill gas collection.”Solid Waste Technologies.8(4) 18-24.

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