Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "landfill"
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Exploring microbial diversity across a Southern Ontario landfill
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-11)Sanitary landfills are highly engineered environments that receive a heterogeneous mixture of organic waste, metals, and plastics. Global waste production continues to grow every year and waste management is an increasing ... -
Microbial diversity and cellulosic capacity in municipal waste sites
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-25)Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound found on earth. Cellulose’s recalcitrance to hydrolysis is a major limitation to improving the efficiency of industrial applications. The biofuel, pulp and paper, agriculture, ...