Anders Lagerkvist   Professor Waste Science and Technology

M.Sc, 1982,  Thesis on in-situ redox measurements, Tekn lic. (Dr), 1987, Thesis on transport and degradation processes in landfills, Tekn dr (D Sc) 1995, Thesis on two-step anaerobic treatment of MSW, all exams at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Sweden. Full Professor at LTU in 2001.

Docent (Associate prof) 2002, at Oulu University, Finland.

Anders Lagerkvist (AL) started the Landfill Research Group at Luleå University of Technology in 1988, the research initially focused much on landfill process technology and especially landfill gas issues. Waste management and treatment, soil remediation and environmental informatics are additional areas of research for the group which is now known as  the division for Waste Science and Technology, (WST) at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

AL:s own research primarily deals with landfill processes, biological waste treatment and waste characterisation. As a research leader and supervisor of 30+ PhD and MSc-theses, AL has been working with the full range of the WST research program. AL has also served various committees for LTU and created and taught courses in the area of waste management for LTU.

External  professional activities include:

Consulting: Area: Waste Management & Landfill Technology - Clients include Cities, Waste management companies, SNV ("SEPA"), Industries and Consulting firms.

Other: 1990-1991: Project leader of DEPÅ 90 (National Swedish Landfill R & D project).1992- 1997: Leader of the IEA Bioenergy Agreement Landfill Gas Activity. Referee for various organisations including LTU, KTH, EU (DG XII), Nature, Applied Env. Microbiology, Waste Management & Research, Warmer Bulletin etc. 1993-1995 Technical expert for waste terminology work in Sweden.  Organised (with others) international landfill research symposia in 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002. Have lectured in courses in Sweden, Finland, Italy, USA, Peru, South Africa, Portugal, China and the Dominican Republic.

Recent work  include:

a. Papers and presentations:

Ecke, H., Sakanakura, H., Matsuto, T., Tanaka, N. & Lagerkvist, A. (2001). Effect of Electric Arc Vi­tri­fication of Bottom Ash on the Mobility and Fate of Metals, Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 1531-1536.

Ecke, H., Bergman, A. & Lagerkvist, A. (1997) Multivariate Data Analysis (MVDA) in Landfill Research, Journal of Solid Waste Management & Technology, Vol. 25, no 1, pp 33-39.

Maurice, C., Ettala, M. & Lagerkvist, A. (1999) Effect of leachate irrigation on landfill vegetation and subsequent methane emissions. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, Vol. 113, nos. 1-4, pp 203-216.

Maurice, C. & Lagerkvist, A. (2000). Using Betula pendula and Telephora caryophyllea for soil Pollution Assessment. Journal of Soil Contamination, 9 (1) pp.31-50.

Kylefors, K., L. Andreas & Lagerkvist, A. (2003). A comparison of small scale, pilot-scale and large-scale tests for predicting leaching behaviour of landfilled wastes. Waste Management,  No 1, Vol. 23, p. 45-59.

b. Reports & books:

Lagerkvist, A. (ed) (2001) Landfill Technology, Technical Report 2001:13:1, Luleå University of Technology, 650 p.

Lagerkvist, A.(1997) Landfill Dictionary, International Solid Waste Association, Copenhagen, ISBN 87-90402-03-0, 52 p.

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