Effect of landfill burial on condition of wood: preliminary tests

Connie S. Love; Luis Meza; Jeffrey J. Morrell; Stan Lebow; Frederick Matt

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Effect of landfill burial on condition of wood: preliminary tests

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Authors:

Connie S. Love, Luis Meza, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Stan Lebow, Frederick Matt

Year:

2017

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Wood and Fiber Science. 49(1): 52-58

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Abstract

The effect of landfill exposure on residual levels of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin was investigated on wood materials removed from differing depths in a 5-yr-old landfill cell in western Oregon. There was little evidence of change in the levels of these components with increasing landfill cell depth in softwood lumber, softwood plywood, or hardwood lumber. The results confirm studies at other landfills showing that wood degradation rates under anaerobic conditions in landfills are much slower than predicted and that models to predict these rates need to be modified.

Keywords

Landfill, wood, deterioration, softwoods, hardwoods, carbon

Citation

Love, Connie S.; Meza, Luis; Morrell, Jeffrey J.; Lebow, Stan T.; Matt, Frederick. 2017. Effect of landfill burial on condition of wood: preliminary tests. Wood and Fiber Science. 49(1): 52-58.