Long-term spatial and temporal variations in temperatures have been investigated in covers, wastes, and liners at four municipal solid waste landfills located in different climatic regions: Alaska, British Columbia, Michigan, and New Mexico. Temperatures were measured in wastes with a broad range of ages from newly placed to old �up to 40 years�. The characteristic shape of waste temperature ve...

Waste management in Europe has improved recent years, reducing the amount of waste disposed at landfills. However, there are still many landfills countries. It is well known that do not have measures place to control leachate entering groundwater can contaminate long after landfill closed. Collecting monitoring results from all allows permitting and agencies improve action plans. This relies on...