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Title: Town of Colonie sanitary landfill leachate management system. Final report for 1992 and 1993 spraying season

Abstract

The development, construction, and operation of the Colonie Landfill Leachate Management System (LLMS) was first conceived as a two-year project in 1987, but took more than six years to reach the final reporting stage, during which time substantial regulatory hurdles were encountered and overcome. During the summer of 1987, a work plan for the project was developed. It was determined that a pilot leachate-spraying study should be undertaken to provide additional information on the potential environmental impacts due to surface runoff and moisture front penetration through the landfill cap. To achieve this, a {1/4}-acre (100` x 100`) test area was prepared and equipped with a single leachate spray head, a collection point for runoff, a rain gage, and four pan lysimeters (at depths of 6 inch, 12 inch, 18 inch, and 24 inch) to measure moisture advancement through the cap. A similarly equipped control area, minus the spray head, was prepared nearby.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
374122
Report Number(s):
NYSERDA-96-10
ON: TI96014901; TRN: 96:005286
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; SANITARY LANDFILLS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; NEW YORK; LEACHATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; REMEDIAL ACTION

Citation Formats

Reis, J R. Town of Colonie sanitary landfill leachate management system. Final report for 1992 and 1993 spraying season. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/374122.
Reis, J R. Town of Colonie sanitary landfill leachate management system. Final report for 1992 and 1993 spraying season. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/374122
Reis, J R. 1996. "Town of Colonie sanitary landfill leachate management system. Final report for 1992 and 1993 spraying season". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/374122. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/374122.
@article{osti_374122,
title = {Town of Colonie sanitary landfill leachate management system. Final report for 1992 and 1993 spraying season},
author = {Reis, J R},
abstractNote = {The development, construction, and operation of the Colonie Landfill Leachate Management System (LLMS) was first conceived as a two-year project in 1987, but took more than six years to reach the final reporting stage, during which time substantial regulatory hurdles were encountered and overcome. During the summer of 1987, a work plan for the project was developed. It was determined that a pilot leachate-spraying study should be undertaken to provide additional information on the potential environmental impacts due to surface runoff and moisture front penetration through the landfill cap. To achieve this, a {1/4}-acre (100` x 100`) test area was prepared and equipped with a single leachate spray head, a collection point for runoff, a rain gage, and four pan lysimeters (at depths of 6 inch, 12 inch, 18 inch, and 24 inch) to measure moisture advancement through the cap. A similarly equipped control area, minus the spray head, was prepared nearby.},
doi = {10.2172/374122},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/374122}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}