Characteristics of leachates from hazardous waste landfills

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10934528409375180· OSTI ID:5935874

Ghassemi, M; Quinlivan, S

A hazardous waste landfill leachate data base covering some thirty leachates from eleven disposal sites has been developed. The sites cover a range of sizes, liner designs, waste types and leachate collection systems and the leachate data cover a range of organic and inorganic constituents. For the cases included, the inorganic constituents appearing in highest concentrations in the leachate are iron, calcium, magnesium, cadmium, and arsenic, and the organic constituents appearing in highest concentrations are acetic acid, methylene chloride, butyric acid, 1,1-dichloroethane, and trichlorofluoromethane. The constituent concentrations in the leachate from hazardous waste landfills fall within the reported ranges for municipal landfill leachate. Based on preliminary data, only gross correlations could be made between leachate quality and waste input.

• Research Organization: Multidisciplinary Energy and Environmental Systems and Applications (MEESA), San Pedro, CA
• OSTI ID: 5935874
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A; (United States), Journal Name: J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A; (United States) Vol. A19:5; ISSN JESED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACETIC ACID
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ARSENIC
BUTYRIC ACID
CADMIUM
CALCIUM
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DATA ACQUISITION
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IRON
LEACHATES
MAGNESIUM
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
METALS
MIXTURES
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEMIMETALS
SOLUTIONS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT