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Timothy G. Townsend

Timothy G. Townsend

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
68
Citations
14165
World Ranking
1252
National Ranking
407

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
70
Citations
15714
World Ranking
1703
National Ranking
716

Overview

Timothy G. Townsend is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on environmental science and engineering.

The main fields of study for Townsend include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these areas, their work further concentrates on subfields such as:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Building and Construction
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of environmental and waste management concerns. These topics include:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance

Townsend has significantly contributed to scholarly articles, with notable papers such as:

  • Opportunities and challenges associated with using municipal waste incineration ash as a raw ingredient in cement production - a review, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • A review of ground waste glass as a supplementary cementitious material: A focus on alkali-silica reaction, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Toward Comprehensive Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Annotation Using FluoroMatch Software and Intelligent High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry Acquisition, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Concentrating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate Using Foam Separation, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • From Waste Collection Vehicles to Landfills: Indication of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Transformation, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Waste Management
  • Chemosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Townsend has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • John A. Bowden
  • Malak Anshassi
  • Helena M. Solo-Gabriele
  • Yalan Liu
  • Steven J. Laux

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a chapter titled "Construction and Demolition Debris" published in 2023 under the book "Waste management principles and practice."

Best Publications

  • Landfill bioreactor design and operation

    Debra R. Reinhart;Timothy G. Townsend

  • A review on the growing concern and potential management strategies of waste lithium-ion batteries

    Kevin M. Winslow;Steven J. Laux;Timothy G. Townsend

  • A review of waste products utilized as supplements to Portland cement in concrete

    Jerry M. Paris;Justin G. Roessler;Christopher C. Ferraro;Harvey D. DeFord

  • The bioreactor landfill: its status and future.

    Debra R. Reinhart;Philip T. McCreanor;Timothy Townsend

  • Leaching of lead from computer printed wire boards and cathode ray tubes by municipal solid waste landfill leachates.

    Yong-Chul Jang;Timothy G. Townsend

  • The Fate of Nitrogen in Bioreactor Landfills

    N. D. Berge;D. R. Reinhart;T. G. Townsend

  • Characterization of Lead Leachability from Cathode Ray Tubes Using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure

    Stephen E. Musson;Yong-Chul Jang;Timothy G. Townsend;Il-Hyun Chung

  • Equilibrium and intra-particle diffusion of stabilized landfill leachate onto micro- and meso-porous activated carbon

    Shrawan K. Singh;Timothy G. Townsend;David Mazyck;Treavor H. Boyer

  • Estimation of regional building-related C&D debris generation and composition: Case study for Florida, US

    Kimberly Cochran;Timothy G. Townsend;Debra R. Reinhart;Howell Heck

  • Estimates of solid waste disposal rates and reduction targets for landfill gas emissions

    Jon T. Powell;Timothy G. Townsend;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Estimating construction and demolition debris generation using a materials flow analysis approach

    Kimberly Cochran;Timothy G. Townsend

  • A comparison of landfill leachates based on waste composition

    Chris M. Moody;Timothy G. Townsend

  • ACCELERATION OF LANDFILL STABILIZATION USING LEACHATE RECYCLE

    T. G. Townsend;W. L. Miller;Hyung-Jib Lee;J. F. K. Earle

  • Leaching of CCA-treated wood: implications for waste disposal.

    Timothy Townsend;Thabet Tolaymat;Helena Solo-Gabriele;Brajesh Dubey

  • In situ ammonia removal in bioreactor landfill leachate.

    Nicole D. Berge;Debra R. Reinhart;John Dietz;Tim Townsend

  • Pharmaceutical compound content of municipal solid waste.

    Stephen E. Musson;Timothy G. Townsend

  • Review of state of the art methods for measuring water in landfills.

    Paul T. Imhoff;Debra R. Reinhart;Marja Englund;Roger Guérin

  • Impact of electronic waste disposal on lead concentrations in landfill leachate.

    Erik Spalvins;Brajesh Dubey;Timothy Townsend

  • Reduced sulfur compounds in gas from construction and demolition debris landfills

    Sue Lee;Qiyong Xu;Matthew Booth;Timothy G. Townsend

  • Sustainable Practices for Landfill Design and Operation

    Timothy G. Townsend;Jon. Powell;Pradeep. Jain;Qiyong. Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Helena M. Solo-Gabriele
Helena M. Solo-Gabriele University of Miami
Debra R. Reinhart
Debra R. Reinhart University of Central Florida
Brajesh Dubey
Brajesh Dubey Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Gabriel Bitton
Gabriel Bitton University of Florida
Lena Q. Ma
Lena Q. Ma Zhejiang University
Chang-Yu Wu
Chang-Yu Wu University of Florida
Yong Cai
Yong Cai Florida International University
Treavor H. Boyer
Treavor H. Boyer Arizona State University
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jorge de Brito
Jorge de Brito Instituto Superior Técnico

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