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Sanitary landfills

In the 1930s, solid waste materials covered with soil became known as "sanitary landfill." As with composting, a decompositionThe breakdown of complex molecules of dead organisms into simple nutrients that can be reutilized by living organisms. process takes place in landfills. The process has an aerobic and an anaerobic phase. AerobicA process that requires oxygen. means requiring oxygen. AnaerobicA process that does not require oxygen. means functioning without oxygen. In the aerobic phase, biodegradableMaterials that can undergo decomposition by biological variables. solid wastes react with the landfill's oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water. The landfill...

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1. Introduction
2. A smelly solution
3. Chomping microbes
4. Landfills that raised the roof
5. Sanitary landfills
6. Experiment 1 - Living Landfill: What effect do the microorganisms in soil have on the decomposition process?
7. Experiment 2 - Composting: Using organic material to grow plants
8. Design Your Own Experiment