Plants scrub landfill leachate clean

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Waste Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:6365413

Leachate from the sanitary landfill in Barre, Mass., is collected in a series of holding lagoons. There, aquatic plants such as duckweed biodegrade and purify the wastewater. The plants saturate the leachate with oxygen, which speeds up aerobic oxidation by bacteria. The leachate is moved progressively through the series of lagoons, and the contents of the final lagoon are emptied into a trout pond. (3 photos)

• OSTI ID: 6365413
• Journal Information: Waste Age; (United States), Vol. 11:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
PLANTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
AEROBIC CONDITIONS
AEROBIC DIGESTION
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BACTERIA
BIODEGRADATION
DECONTAMINATION
MASSACHUSETTS
OXYGEN ENHANCEMENT RATIO
PURIFICATION
RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS
ROOT ABSORPTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
ABSORPTION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLEANING
CONTROL
DECOMPOSITION
DIGESTION
MANAGEMENT
MICROORGANISMS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
UPTAKE
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
520200* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
560303 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)
560302 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Microorganisms- (-1987)