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Technical Literature Review related to MRV and Decomposition Dynamics

This is a list of the scientific papers reviewed by our team that informed our technical approach to inform accounting, assurance of stability, and MRV.

  1. Abichou, T., Chanton, J., Powelson, D., Fleiger, J., Escoriaza, S., Lei, Y., & Stern, J. (2006). Methane flux and oxidation at two types of intermediate landfill covers. Waste Management, 26(11), 1305-1312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2005.11.016
  2. Abichou, T., Mahieu, K., Yuan, L., Chanton, J., & Hater, G. (2009). Effects of compost biocovers on gas flow and methane oxidation in a landfill cover. Waste Management, 29(5), 1595-1601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2008.11.007
  3. Abichou, T., Mahieu, K., Chanton, J., Romdhane, M., & Mansouri, I. (2011). Scaling methane oxidation: from laboratory incubation experiments to landfill cover field conditions. Waste management, 31(5), 978-986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.12.002
  4. Abichou, T., Kormi, T., Yuan, L., Johnson, T., & Francisco, E. (2015). Modeling the effects of vegetation on methane oxidation and emissions through soil landfill final covers across different climates. Waste Management, 36, 230-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2014.11.002
  5. Cabral, A. R., Capanema, M. A., Gebert, J., Moreira, J. F., & Jugnia, L. B. (2009a). Quantifying microbial methane oxidation efficiencies in two experimental landfill biocovers using stable isotopes. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 209(1), 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0188-4
  6. Cabral, A. R., Moreira, J. F. V., & Jugnia, L. B. (2009b). Biocover performance of landfill methane oxidation: experimental results. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 136(8), 785-793. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000182
  7. Camanena and Cabral 2012; Capanema, M. A., & Cabral, A. R. (2012). Evaluating methane oxidation efficiencies in experimental landfill biocovers by mass balance and carbon stable isotopes. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223(9), 5623-5635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1302-6
  8. Chanton, J. P., Powelson, D. K., Abichou, T., Fields, D., & Green, R. (2008a). Effect of temperature and oxidation rate on carbon-isotope fractionation during methane oxidation by landfill cover materials. Environmental science & technology, 42(21), 7818-7823. https://doi.org/10.1021/es801221y
  9. Chanton, J. P., Powelson, D. K., Abichou, T., & Hater, G. (2008b). Improved Field Methods to Quantify Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Materials Using Stable Carbon Isotopes. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(3), 665–670. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0710757
  10. Chanton, J., Abichou, T., Langford, C., Spokas, K., Hater, G., Green, R., Goldsmith, D., & Barlaz, M. A. (2011a). Observations on the methane oxidation capacity of landfill soils. Waste Management, 31(5), 914–925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.08.028
  11. Chanton, J., Abichou, T., Langford, C., Hater, G., Green, R., Goldsmith, D., & Swan, N. (2011b). Landfill Methane Oxidation Across Climate Types in the U.S. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(2), 313–319. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101915r
  12. Chiemchaisri, C., Chiemchaisri, W., Kumar, S., & Wicramarachchi, P. N. (2012). Reduction Of Methane Emission From Landfill Through Microbial Activities In Cover Soil: A Brief Review. Critical Reviews In Environmental Science And Technology, 42(4), 412–434. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2010.520233
  13. Crotty, S. M., Reiners, P. W., Clayton, L. K., Young, E., Jones, A., Cregger, M. A., Starace, A. K., & Harman-Ware, A. E. (2026). Nonenergy Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS): Assessing Durability of Nongaseous Carbon Products Across Terrestrial Storage Fates. Chemical Reviews, 126, 4375−4404. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00618
  14. Hilger, H.H. and Barlaz, M.A. (2007). Anaerobic Decomposition of Refuse in Landfills and Methane Oxidation in Landfill Covers. In Manual of Environmental Microbiology (eds C.J. Hurst, R.L. Crawford, J.L. Garland, D.A. Lipson, A.L. Mills and L.D. Stetzenbach). https://doi.org/10.1128/9781555815882.ch67
  15. Lamlom, S. H., & Savidge, R. A. (2003). A reassessment of carbon content in wood: Variation within and between 41 North American species. Biomass and Bioenergy, 25(4), 381–388. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0961-9534(03)00033-3
  16. O’Dwyer, J., Walshe, D., & Byrne, K. A. (2018). Wood waste decomposition in landfills: An assessment of current knowledge and implications for emissions reporting. Waste Management, 73, 181–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.12.002
  17. Wang, X., Padgett, J. M., De la Cruz, F. B., & Barlaz, M. A. (2011). Wood Biodegradation in Laboratory-Scale Landfills. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(16), 6864–6871. https://doi.org/10.1021/es201241g
  18. Wang, X., & Barlaz, M. A. (2016). Decomposition and carbon storage of hardwood and softwood branches in laboratory-scale landfills. Science of the Total Environment, 557–558, 355–362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.091
  19. Ximenes, F. A., Gardner, W. D., & Cowie, A. L. (2008). The decomposition of wood products in landfills in Sydney, Australia. Waste Management, 28(11), 2344–2354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2007.11.006
  20. Ximenes, F., Björdal, C., Cowie, A., & Barlaz, M. (2015). The decay of wood in landfills in contrasting climates in Australia. Waste Management, 41, 101–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.03.032
  21. Ximenes, F. A., Björdal, C., Kathuria, A., Barlaz, M. A., & Cowie, A. L. (2019). Improving understanding of carbon storage in wood in landfills: Evidence from reactor studies. Waste Management, 85, 341–350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.01.004
  22. Ximenes, F. A., Cowie, A. L., & Barlaz, M. A. (2018). The decay of engineered wood products and paper excavated from landfills in Australia. Waste Management, 74, 312–322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.035