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)
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)
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)