CEE 549-Geoenvironmental Engineering

University	University of Michigan
Semester	Fall 2015
Course Type	Graduate
Assignments	7
Participating Students	15
Status	Archived

Assignments

Uranium Mill Tailings Remediation in the United States

Charles Krolikowski

Jacob Facey

Uranium Mill Tailings Remediation in the United States

The use of radioactive material, specifically uranium, for the source of nuclear weapons and power spurred the movement toward exploration and mining of uranium ore in the United States. The uranium...

Biodegradation in Municipal Solid Waste landfills

Sampurna Datta

Lauren Eastes

Biodegradation in Municipal Solid Waste landfills

Waste material is an unavoidable by-product of human activities. Economic development, urbanization and improved living standards in cities increase the quantity and complexity of generated solid wa...

Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs): A Review and Their Use in Practice

Rachel Thompson

Hannah Wasserman

Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs): A Review and Their Use in Practice

Sediments, as this paper will explore them, are defined as free particles of soil found at the bottom of a water body, whether it be clay, sand, organic material, or silt. They originate from both e...

Investigating Soil Remediation Techniques for Military Explosive and Weapons Contaminated Sites

Aaron Anderson

Andrea Ventola

Investigating Soil Remediation Techniques for Military Explosive and Weapons Contaminated Sites

The United States Army has estimated that over 1.2 million tons of soil across its various facilities is currently contaminated due to explosives [1]. This contamination can be found in a variety of...

Soil Remediation Techniques: Examination of In Situ Chemical Oxidation

Brook Spruit

Liana Lantigua Cuni

Soil Remediation Techniques: Examination of In Situ Chemical Oxidation

In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) is the procedure in which a chemical oxidant is introduced into the site’s subsurface with the purpose of transforming groundwater or soil pollutants into safer spe...

Monitoring of waste degradation processes for sustainable MSW landfills

Julie Bateman

Sierra Schatz

Monitoring of waste degradation processes for sustainable MSW landfills

Across the world, the majority of MSW is landfilled, incinerated, placed in an open dump, or discarded into rivers or streets. Some cities have made enormous strides towards the ambitious goal of “z...

Landfill Gas Monitoring Systems

Dowon Park

Tianqi Zhao

Zachary Goulson

Landfill Gas Monitoring Systems

Landfill gas emissions can cause serious problems that are now widely known, especially when the gases, after escaping from the site, accumulate in enclosed spaces where they can present a latent ha...