Sanitary-landfill leachate recycle and environmental problems at selected Army landfills: lessons learned. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6917789

Maloney, S W

This report provides information on experience with leachate recycling - a method of treating leachate from landfills that removes various leachate components. Advantages of leachate recycling are its ability to increase the rate of stabilization of biodegradable organic matter and its potential to remove some heavy metals and organics from the leachate. Its major disadvantage is its potential to contribute to surface- or ground-water pollution under certain conditions. Installations considering use of leachate recycling should incorporate appropriate modifications into the landfill design and must select the landfill site carefully. They should also be aware of lessons learned from problem situations at other Army installations, and carefully coordinate planning with all appropriate regulating authorities. They should also use the technical expertise available from other Army agencies to assist with developing plans for the recycling option.

• Research Organization: Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6917789
• Report Number(s): AD-A-174349/1/XAB; CERL-TR-N-86/17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GROUND WATER
WATER POLLUTION
LEACHATES
RECYCLING
LEACHING
LAND POLLUTION
MILITARY FACILITIES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
BIODEGRADATION
HAZARDS
METHANE
REMOVAL
SITE SELECTION
STABILIZATION
SURFACE WATERS
WASTE DISPOSAL
ALKANES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
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Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)