Column leach test has been performed to examine the behavior of leaching of sodium, calcium and potassium in landfills. In the column leach apparatus, two different layers of contaminated and uncontaminated soils of different height ratios (ratio of depth of contaminated soil to the depth of uncontaminated soil) are taken. Water is poured from an overhead tank at a particular flowrate to the in...

Abstract Nitrification–denitrification is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to treat landfill leachates. Special attention has been given the nitrification step, usually limiting one due its special sensitivity environmental factors. Here, effect of acclimatization nitrifying biomass two different intermediate leachates with salt concentrations, COD BOD 5 studied. Despite compl...

This paper describes the migration of four commonly found volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in landfill leachates e.g., benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes through 1.5mm thick high density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes. Diffusion and sorption tests were conducted at room temperature (i.e., 22C) on both unaged and 13-month aged geomembrane samples. Ageing of geomembrane was carried ou...

This paper explores the ability of Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus to convert landfill leachates into usable metabolites. Different concentrations (0.5, 1, 5, 10% v/v) leachate coupled with an inorganic carbon source (Na2CO3, NaHCO3) were tested improve biomass production, metabolites synthesis, removal NO3 PO4. The result shows that both strains can effectively grow in media up 5% (v/v) leachate...

Wood fly ash is an industrial by-product of the combustion of different wood materials and is mostly disposed of as waste on landfills. In our preliminary experiments, wood ash exhibited antibacterial activity against urban wastewater bacteria and we focused on wood fly ash as a potential substrate for wastewater disinfection. The addition of ash at a concentration of 10 g L⁻¹ (1%) caused an in...

There is a need for a reliable sustainable option to effectively manage the landfill leachate generation. This study presents a simple procedure for the revegetation of the walls of closed landfills, employing the leachate as a fertirrigant. The native plants Lepidium sativum, Lactuca sativa, and Atriplex halimus, which suit the local climate, were chosen for this study in Southern Italy. The m...

This paper presents an evaluation of the suitability of a mixed absorbent based on peat and carbon-containing ash for treatment of wastewaters, such as wastewater from professional car washes, landfill leachate and stormwater. This mixture is very attractive, since it is a low-cost material which has a capability to simultaneously remove inorganic as well as organic pollutants. Since any filter...

Many types of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), namely Fenton (Fe 2+ /H2O2) with different doses, Fenton-like (UV/Fe 2+ /H2O2), photo-Fenton (Fe 2+ /H2O2/TiO2), and plasma technology have been investigated for the removal of organic matters (COD content) from landfill leachate. Fenton's oxidation was the most effective as the most effective ratio 1/10 (Fe 2+ /H2O2) which allow the COD remova...