Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Harbor Distinct Microbiomes

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. Cha...

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Main Authors: Blake Warren Stamps, Christopher N Lyles, Joseph Michael Suflita, Jason R Masoner, Isabelle M Cozzarelli, Dana W Kolpin, Bradley Scott Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbial ecology
built environment
landfill leachate
microbiomes
Compounds of emerging concern
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00534/full

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