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Researchers seek to end dump stink.
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Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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August 26, 2005
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Byline: Jeff Burlew
Aug. 26--Jeff Chanton and Tarek Abichou have found a surprisingly good use for broken beer bottles, foam packing peanuts and other unwanted stuff that typically takes up space in landfills.
Chanton, a Florida State University oceanography professor, and Abichou, a Florida A&M University/FSU College of Engineering assistant professor, are using the recycled materials to help take the stink out of the Leon County landfill.
Right now, they're testing biofilters - plastic barrels filled with compost and recycled materials that are connected to landfill vents emitting gasses from underground. The stuff inside the barrels provides an ideal ...