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Characterizing Landfill Extent, Composition, and Biogeochemical Activity using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Induced Polarization under Varying Geomembrane Coverage
Ma, Xinmin (Shandong University) | Zhang, Jiaming (Beijing Construction Engineering Group Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd.) | Schwartz, Nimrod (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) | Li, Jing (Shandong University) | Chao, Chen (Shandong University) | Meng, Jian (Shandong University) | Mao, Deqiang (Shandong University)
Landfill monitoring is essential for sustainable waste management and environmental protection. Geophysical methods can provide quasi-continuous spatial and temporal insights into subsurface physical properties and processes in a non-intrusive manner. The effectiveness of monitoring landfill extent, composition, and degradation under varying geomembrane coverage was evaluated using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and induced polarization (IP) methods. Synthetic electrical models for landfill with different geomembrane damage degrees were inverted to assess data reliability. The current conduction channels into the geomembrane during the electrical survey were quantified. Reliable electrical data was obtained when the inverted conduction channel ratio of the geomembrane (representing damage to the geomembrane) was 51.6% or higher. This criterion was validated in a landfill experiencing aeration and anaerobic treatments. ERT and IP data captured construction and domestic waste distribution and identified the landfill boundary. The chargeability of domestic waste proved sensitive to microbial degradation activity, corroborated by characteristic ammonium and nitrate ions and a linear relation between chargeability and subsurface temperature. Temperature variations between the aerobic and anaerobic reaction zones (>20°C and = 12C) were observed to correlate with high chargeability values (>80.4 mV/V), signifying the presence of biogeochemically active zones. IP excels in characterizing geomembrane-covered landfill boundaries and discerning biogeochemical activity, thereby enhancing landfill monitoring and waste management strategies.
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The Department of the Interior has announced a proposal for a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico. The proposed lease sale includes four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas totaling 410,060 acres, which the department says have the potential to power 1.2 million homes. "Today's announcement is another step forward in the Biden/Harris administration's pursuit of building a clean energy future and permitting 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030," said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. "We are taking action to jumpstart America's offshore wind industry and using American innovation to deliver reliable, affordable power to homes and businesses, while also addressing the climate crisis." Since the beginning of the Biden/Harris administration, Interior has approved the nation's first six commercial scale offshore wind projects, held three offshore wind lease auctions--including offshore New York and offshore in the Pacific and Gulf Coasts--initiated environmental review of 12 offshore wind projects, and advanced the process to access and establish additional Wind Energy Areas in Oregon, the Gulf of Maine, and the Central Atlantic.
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Adeshina Badejo is a petroleum engineering PhD student at Texas A&M University under the Texas A&M at Qatar Strategic Research Initiatives Program. He has a strong interest in reducing the environmental impact of the continued use of fossil fuels. His research focuses on flow assurance challenges of the CO2 value chain from the extraction point to the subsurface injectivity point with the integration of machine learning. Badejo has been actively involved with SPE since 2016 as a volunteer. He led the Heriot-Watt University PetroBowl team to the regional qualifiers in Zagreb, Croatia, and received the 2023 SPE Aberdeen Section Student Bursary Award. He also served as the 2018–2019 SPE Programs Chairperson during his undergraduate studies and co-initiated the inaugural edition of The Industry Discourse, a student-led energy conference. He holds a master’s degree in subsurface energy systems from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and a bachelor’s degree in petroleum and gas engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
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