R. Kerry Rowe

Engineering Solutions: Leachate, liners, landfills, and learning

MLR7 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:24:46 +0000

Human beings have undoubtedly been throwing things away for as long as we have had things to throw. These ancient middens – the predecessors of our modern landfills – provide a treasure trove of artefacts for archaeologists, who sift through discarded items for clues to how people once lived.

For the past 40 years, Kerry Rowe's research has focused on natural environmental components along with engineering principles to improve our ability to safely discard materials with more confidence that they will not come back to haunt us.

Kerry Rowe: Engineering Solutions for Landfills

moonr — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 17:34:49 +0000

Kerry Rowe, Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering and professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, explains his ongoing research on landfill management and how he is developing techniques that work with nature rather than fighting nature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceFmPcCCWs

R. Kerry Rowe

vandusen — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:40:23 +0000

Will it Protect Us?

Hundreds of millions of tonnes of waste are generated annually. Until we eliminate the need for waste-disposal sites, we must find safe ways to dispose of it. We most commonly think of waste when we put out the trash and recycling for collection. But where does it go? Also, what about more dangerous types of waste, like waste that comes from energy generation or mining of resources like gold or uranium? Ultimately, waste finds its way to a site where it lies on or beneath the ground, where it can contaminate surface and ground water.