Recent Publications
Publications related to the Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University published over the past years related to our WTERT organization.
Energy and Economic Value of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Including Non-Recycled Plastics (NRP), Currently Landfilled in the Fifty States
By Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis and Charles Mussche
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th St., NY, NY 10027, USA
Methane Generation and Capture of U.S. Landfills
By Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis and Prof. A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th St., NY, NY 10027, USA
Sardinia 2007, Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium
Life After Fresh Kills: Moving Beyond New York City’s Current Waste Management Plan
A joint research project of Columbia University's Earth Institute, Earth Engineering Center, and the Urban Habitat Project at the Center for Urban Research and Policy of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. December, 2001
Inventory of U.S. Dioxin Emissions
By Henri Dwyer, Nickolas J. Themelis
Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th St., NY, NY 10027, USA
Potential for Reducing Global Methane Emissions From Landfills, 2000-2030
By E. Matthews1, Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis2
1 NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, NY, NY 10025, USA
2 Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, 500 West 120th St., NY, NY 10027, USA
Sardinia 2007, Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium
The importance of landfill gas capture and utilization in the U.S.
The importance of landfill gas capture and utilization in the U.S. By Patrick Sullivan, Senior Vice President, SCS engineers & EEC Research Associate Published year: April 6, 2010 Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University Executive Summary According to the BioCycle/Columbia survey of municipal solid wastes (MSW), [...]