How do landfills work?
(Click Here) HEP Awards Grants for 4 Stewardship Projects (Click Here) Summer Time: Enjoy and Protect the Estuary (Click Here) Public Access Activities and Programs (Click Here) Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica) (Click Here) The Fate of Heavy Metals in Landfills back to top Michael Aucott This article summarizes the report “The Fate of Heavy Metals in Landfills: A Review,” by Dr. Michael Aucott, which was commissioned by the Harbor Project of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) to review the current knowledge on the fate of heavy metals in landfills, both in the short- and the long-term. The full report describing the research findings may be downloaded from the NYAS website: www.nyas.org/programs/harbor/06_LFmetals.pdf Introduction Many heavy metals are problematic environmental pollutants, with well-known toxic effects on living systems. Nevertheless, because of their useful physical and chemical properties, some heavy metals, including mercury, lead, and cadmium, are intentionally add