Fate of selected organic pollutants during landfill codisposal with municipal refuse
The objective of this research was to evaluate the impact of organic compound characteristics, leachate components, and the solid waste matrix on the fate of selected organic compounds codisposed with municipal refuse, focusing on sorption and volatilization processes. Test compounds included dibromomethane (DBM), trichloroethene (TCE), 1,4-dichlorobenzene (DCB), 2-nitrophenol (NP), nitrobenzene (NB), 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP), 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB), naphthalene (NAP), lindane (LIN), dieldrin (DIE), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and bis-(2-ethylhexy)phthalate (BEHP). Equilibrium sorbed and solution concentrations for nine test compounds were linearly related. The coefficient of linearity demonstrated a strong linear correlation with the octanol/water partition coefficient. Mobility was determined for the test compounds placed at the top of three glass columns frilled with fresh, acidogenic phase, and stable refuse. The experimental work described herein demonstrated the capacity of a municipal refuse landfill to attenuate and/or assimilate many organic compounds.
- Research Organization:
- Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6747896
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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MUNICIPAL WASTES
WASTE DISPOSAL
POLLUTANTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
EVAPORATION
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
LEACHING
NAPHTHALENE
PESTICIDES
PHTHALATES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SORPTION
AROMATICS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
DISSOLUTION
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
540220* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)