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Title: Leachate treatment in landfills

Journal Article · · Water Environment amp Technology; (United States)
OSTI ID:5622240
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  1. SCS Engineers, Long Beach, CA (United States)

This article describes the origins of sanitary landfill leachates, their potential for contamination of surrounding soil and groundwater, and characterization and techniques for treating this extremely high-strength municipal wastewater to required standards by biological processes. Topics include leachate characterization, effluent standards and treatment by two stage activated sludge process.

OSTI ID:
5622240
Journal Information:
Water Environment amp Technology; (United States), Vol. 3:5; ISSN 1044-9493
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English