Max J. Krause

Welcome!

I am an environmental engineer, a Florida Gator, and- most importantly- a human being who cares about improving the health of our planet. I have dedicated the past ten years to studying the impacts, costs, and benefits of our solid waste management systems in the US and internationally. I also have broader interests in green energy, environmental chemistry, and cryptocurrencies. I currently work for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research & Development. Use the tabs above to navigate or scroll down to view an abridged CV and featured projects. If you want to contact me, click this button.

 
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CV

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Author of several peer-reviewed manuscripts on landfills, solid and hazardous waste, and cryptocurrencies.


Experience

Engineer
US EPA
Aug 2019 to Present

Research Assistant
University of Florida
2010 to 2016

ORISE Fellow
US EPA
Oct 2016 to Aug 2019


Education

PhD Environmental Engineering
University of Florida
June 2016

BS Environmental Engineering
University of Florida
December 2010


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In the News

PittEPA

PFAS Innovative Treatment Team: a tiger team created to explore destruction options of "forever chemicals"

Learn more: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-aggressively-working-increase-research-and-understand-pfas

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2019

N. Robey, M.J. Krause, J. Woolsey, S. Laux, T. Townsend. Practical Method for Specifying MSW Landfill Drainage Media to Avoid Turbidity Contamination. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 145 (2), 06018010. DOI: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29EE.1943-7870.0001483

2018

Krause, M.J., Tolaymat, T. 2018. Quantification of energy and carbon costs for mining cryptocurrencies. Nature Sustainability. DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0152-7

Krause, M.J. 2018. Intergovernmental panel on climate change’s landfill methane protocol: Reviewing 20 years of application. Waste Management & Research, 36(9), 827-840. DOI: 10.1177/0734242X18793935

Chickering, G.W., Krause, M.J., Townsend, T.G. 2018. Determination of As-Disposed Methane Generation Potential of Residential and Commercial Municipal Solid Waste. Waste Management, 76, 82-89. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.03.017

Krause, M.J., Chickering, G.W., Townsend, T.G. 2018. Effects of temperature and particle size on the biochemical methane potential of municipal solid waste components. Waste Management, 71, 25-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.015

2016

Krause, M.J., Chickering, G.W., Townsend, T.G. 2016. Critical Review of the Methane Generation Potential of Municipal Solid Waste. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 46(13), 1117-1182. DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2016.1204812

Kim, H., Krause, M.J., Townsend, T.G. 2016. End-of-Life Management of Corrosive Drywall. Journal of Environmental Management. 182, 322-327. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.072

Krause, M.J., Chickering, G.W., Townsend, T.G. 2016. Translating Landfill Methane Generation Parameters Among First-Order Decay Models. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 66(11) 1084-1097.  DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2016.1200158

Krause, M.J., Townsend, T.G. 2016. Life-Cycle Assumptions of Landfilled Polylactic Acid Underpredict Methane Generation. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 3(4), 166-169. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00068

2015

Krause, M.J., and Townsend, T.G. 2015. Hazardous Waste Status of Discarded Electronic Cigarettes. Waste Management, 39(5), 57–62. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.02.005

2014

Krause, M.J. and Townsend, T.G. 2014. Rapid Waste Composition Studies for the Assessment of Solid Waste Management Systems in Developing Countries. International Journal of Waste Resources. 4(2) 1–6. DOI: 10.4172/2252-5211.1000145

 

Technical Reports

Townsend, T.G., Krause, M.J., Gustitus S.A., Toms, J. 2015. Towards Trash Free Waters: Quantifying Potential Aquatic Trash Recovery in the Hillsborough River Watershed. http://www.essie.ufl.edu/media/essieufledu/home/townsend/TFW-Final-Report-2015.pdf

Townsend, T.G., Gustitus, S.A., Walsh, A., Krause, M.J. 2014. Municipal Solid Waste Composition Study at the University of Florida 2014.University of Florida Physical Plant Division and Office of Sustainability, Gainesville, FL, USA. http://www.ppd.ufl.edu/_library/pdf/refuse/SolidWasteCompositionStudy.pdf

Townsend, T., Kim, H., Lott, R., Krause, M. 2013. Investigation of Potential Emerging Groundwater Contaminants at Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal Facilities. Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Gainesville, FL. http://www.hinkleycenter.org/images/stories/TownsendBoron.pdf

 

Other Media Outlets

Krause, M.J. (2015). Leveraging Data to Help Restore Florida Watersheds. The Source: Nestle Waters North America Blog. November 11, 2015. https://nwnasourceblog.com/protecting-resources/leveraging-data-to-help-restore-florida-watersheds/