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Release of pollutants in MBT landfills: Laboratory versus field
ABSTRACT: The evolution of liquid pollutants over time remains one of the main issues in a landfill for decades. However, although the literature contains several works that attempt to model the release of pollutants from waste, there is still scant information on the matter, especially for MBT waste. In this study, contaminant washing laboratory tests and field trials have been carried out on different waste particle sizes and fractions to estimate to what extent the former provide adequate information about the evolution of the leachate in a real MBT waste landfill. The results show significant differences between the test results. The majority of inorganic contaminants (Ca, Cu, Mg, Na, Ni, Zn), however, complex with organic matter in all percolation column tests. The use of other materials, the early beginning of the methanogenic phase, and the increase in pH and temperature in the field alter the reactions and, importantly, the leaching of some of the components that precipitate, such as Ca, Fe and Mg, or NH4-N, which increases its presence. It is therefore necessary to adapt the models and the current test standards to assess the fate of biodegradable waste such as MBT under field conditions. ; This work is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness through the CTM2012-35055 Project. The project is financed jointly by the European Regional Development Fund, FEDER (Operational Period 2007–2013). The authors wish to thank the Government of Cantabria, through the public company MARE, and TirCantabria, the landfill operator company, for their collaboration.
Release of pollutants in MBT landfills: Laboratory versus field
ABSTRACT: The evolution of liquid pollutants over time remains one of the main issues in a landfill for decades. However, although the literature contains several works that attempt to model the release of pollutants from waste, there is still scant information on the matter, especially for MBT waste. In this study, contaminant washing laboratory tests and field trials have been carried out on different waste particle sizes and fractions to estimate to what extent the former provide adequate information about the evolution of the leachate in a real MBT waste landfill. The results show significant differences between the test results. The majority of inorganic contaminants (Ca, Cu, Mg, Na, Ni, Zn), however, complex with organic matter in all percolation column tests. The use of other materials, the early beginning of the methanogenic phase, and the increase in pH and temperature in the field alter the reactions and, importantly, the leaching of some of the components that precipitate, such as Ca, Fe and Mg, or NH4-N, which increases its presence. It is therefore necessary to adapt the models and the current test standards to assess the fate of biodegradable waste such as MBT under field conditions. ; This work is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness through the CTM2012-35055 Project. The project is financed jointly by the European Regional Development Fund, FEDER (Operational Period 2007–2013). The authors wish to thank the Government of Cantabria, through the public company MARE, and TirCantabria, the landfill operator company, for their collaboration.
Release of pollutants in MBT landfills: Laboratory versus field
Molleda Riaño, Ancella (author) / López Martínez, Ana (author) / Cuartas Hernández, Miguel (author) / Lobo García de Cortázar, Amaya (author) / Universidad de Cantabria
2020-06-01
Chemosphere Volume 249, June 2020, Article number 126145
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690
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