Characterization of a landfill-derived contaminant plume in glacial and bedrock aquifers, NE Illinois

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6860657

Booth, C J; Vagt, P J

Groundwater contamination by organic and inorganic chemicals is a regional and national problem; landfills are major potential contaminant sources. In the study of the Blackwell landfill, DuPage County, Illinois the contaminant plume is delineated and related to the site history and hydrogeology. Leachate leakage is attributed partly to landfill construction problems. The landfill is located partly on a sand-and-gravel aquifer and partly on thick, poorly permeable till, all overlying an important dolomite aquifer. A leachate leakage rate of between 600 and 3000 ft/sup 3//day was estimated from infiltration and leachate-level calculations. The study has generated considerable field data which should be valuable in future studies.

• Research Organization: Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Water Resources Center
• OSTI ID: 6860657
• Report Number(s): PB-87-131736/XAB; UIUC-WRC-86-202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION V
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ILLINOIS
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
LEACHATES
LEACHING
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MIXTURES
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUMES
POLLUTION
RUNOFF
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION