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In a bench-scale landfill bioreactor study, however, a one-time dose of AgNPs at the final concentration of 10 mg/kg solids resulted in inhibition of methanogenesis along with reduced biogas production, prolonged period of accumulation of VFAs, soluble COD, low pH, and decrease in methanogenic population. With the addition of the same amount of bulk silver ions (10 mg Ag/kg); however, there was no inhibition on methane production. In another anaerobic sludge digestion study, at the concentrations of 1 mM and above, NZVI reduced methane production. At the concentration of 30 mM, NZVI led to a significant hydrogen gas accumulation, significant increase in soluble COD, VFA accumulation and slow growth of methanogens. 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