Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Harbor Distinct Microbiomes

Landfills are the final repository for most of the discarded material from human society and its “built environments.” Microorganisms subsequently degrade this discarded material in the landfill, releasing gases (largely CH4 and CO2) and a complex mixture of soluble chemical compounds in leachate. C...

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Main Authors: Stamps, Blake W., Lyles, Christopher N., Suflita, Joseph M., Masoner, Jason R., Cozzarelli, Isabelle M., Kolpin, Dana W., Stevenson, Bradley S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4837139/