Grants

Assessing the Fate of Dissolved Organic Compounds in St. Johns River (Undergraduate Student Ross Bolton, Advisor De la Cruz UNF OUR)

Carbon Capture and Storage from Landfill Gas using Metal-Organic Framework Coupled with Enhanced Weathering with Combustion Residuals (PI De la Cruz; Co-PI Williams, IERE Seed Grant)

PFAS Sampling at Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority (PI: De la Cruz Environmental Research and Education Foundation)

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Behavior in Solid Waste Combustion Treatment at Landfills (PI: Badireddy, UVM; co-PI: De la Cruz, Environmental Research and Education Foundation, 2022-present)

Quantification of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Landfill Gas and Estimate of Emissions from US Landfills (PI: Barlaz; Co-PIs: Field and Simonich, Lead Investigator: De la Cruz, Environmental Protection Agency, 2019-present)

Comparison of Field Measurements to Methane Emissions Models at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (PI: De la Cruz; Co-PI Barlaz, Environmental Research and Education Foundation 2022-present)

Anaerobic Decomposition of Cotton Fabric Under Simulated Landfill Conditions (PI: Barlaz; Co-PI: De la Cruz, Cotton, Inc. 2020-present)

Effect of Food Waste Diversion on Leachate Quality (PI: De la Cruz, Environmental Research and Education Foundation, 2016-2019)

Thermal Decomposition of Cellulose at Elevated Temperature Conditions (Waste Management, 2019-present)

Characterization of Thermophilic Waste Decomposition at a Landfill Experiencing Elevated Temperatures (Waste Management, 2017-present)

Impact of Vegetation on the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals (Geosyntec Consultants, 2018-present)

Comparison of Field Measurements to Methane Emissions Models at a New Landfill (Waste Management, 2014-2016)

Fate and Reactivity of Lignin in MSW Landfill (NSF, Waste Management, 2009-2013)