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Zhao S, Zheng Q, Wang H, Fan X. Nitrogen in landfills: Sources, environmental impacts and novel treatment approaches. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 924:171725. [PMID: 38492604 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Nitrogen (N) accumulation in landfills is a pressing environmental concern due to its diverse sources and significant environmental impacts. However, there is relatively limited attention and research focus on N in landfills as it is overshadowed by other more prominent pollutants. This study comprehensively examines the sources of N in landfills, including food waste contributing to 390 million tons of N annually, industrial discharges, and sewage treatment plant effluents. The environmental impacts of N in landfills are primarily manifested in N2O emissions and leachate with high N concentrations. To address these challenges, this study presents various mitigation and management strategies, including N2O reduction measures and novel NH4+ removal techniques, such as electrochemical technologies, membrane separation processes, algae-based process, and other advanced oxidation processes. However, a more in-depth understanding of the complexities of N cycling in landfills is required, due to the lack of long-term monitoring data and the presence of intricate interactions and feedback mechanisms. To ultimately achieve optimized N management and minimized adverse environmental impacts in landfill settings, future prospects should emphasize advancements in monitoring and modeling technologies, enhanced understanding of microbial ecology, implementation of circular economy principles, application of innovative treatment technologies, and comprehensive landfill design and planning.
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- Shan Zhao
- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China; College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
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Wang S, Wei J, Zheng Z, Wu J, Xu J, Xie H. Transport of dimethyl phthalate on loess with modified bentonite: A batch and column test investigation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:162962. [PMID: 36958554 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Phthalic acid ester (PAE) is a toxic pollutant commonly found in high concentrations in municipal solid waste landfills. Soil-bentonite is widely used as a barrier material to control groundwater contaminants from landfill leachates. Traditional soil-bentonite materials always have a limited capacity for organic pollutant adsorption. To address this issue, the adsorption and transport behavior of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) on loess amended with two kinds of modified bentonite (HTMAC-B, modified with hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride; CMC-B, modified with hydrophobic cationic surfactant, and carboxymethyl cellulose) were investigated. The kinetics of DMP adsorption indicates that film diffusion contributes significantly to the kinetic adsorption of DMP on HTMAC-B. The adsorption isotherm results showed that partitioning dominated DMP adsorption on loess with both modified bentonites. Owing to the in-ionic sites in HTMAC-B, which attracted hydrophobic compounds such as DMP, the adsorption capacity of 5 % HTMAC-B-amended loess (LH) was increased by a factor of 3.2. However, because CMC-B provided mostly ionic sites, 5 % CMC-B-amended loess (LC) had a little effect on DMP adsorption. The hydraulic conductivity values of LH and LC were 5.95 × 10-10 and 1.65 × 10-11 m/s, respectively. The X-CT result showed that there is a significant porosity change for both LH and LC. Dual-porosity model reveals that the leaching process primarily affects micro-pores, rather than larger pores in the soil matrix. The predicted retardation factors for LH and LC were 38.89 and 9.67, respectively. When using loess-bentonite as barrier material, the amendment of HTMAC-B and CMC-B can help to increase the retardation ability and reduce the permeability, respectively.
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- Shaoyi Wang
- Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China; Huadong Eco-Environmental Engineering Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China; Huadong Eco-Environmental Engineering Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Shu S, Peng C, Liu H, Meng L. Breakthrough times for barrier systems at typical municipal solid waste landfills in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:58773-58782. [PMID: 36997781 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26645-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Landfill is the most common disposal method for municipal solid waste (MSW). Composite liners are widely used as bottom barriers in MSW landfills in China to minimize groundwater contamination with landfill leachate. However, little information is available on breakthrough times for bottom barrier systems used in landfills. In this study, breakthrough times for bottom barrier systems used in typical active MSW landfills in four Chinese cities (Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou) were evaluated by numerically modelling chemical oxygen demand (COD) transport. The performances of the landfill bottom barrier systems were determined from the COD concentration of the leachate, the landfill operating period, and the leachate head. A leachate head of 0.3 m is specified in the relevant regulations. Using a leachate head of 0.3 m, the breakthrough times for the barrier systems in all of the four landfills were > 50 years. However, using the actual leachate heads, the breakthrough time for the barrier system in the Hangzhou landfill was only 27 years even though the barrier system was a compacted clay liner/geomembrane/geosynthetic clay composite liner. The results of this study provide reference data for designing and managing landfill barrier systems.
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- Shi Shu
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210024, China.
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- College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210024, China
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- College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210024, China
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- College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210024, China
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Song Z, Wei C, Cai G, Zhang Z, Du X. Membrane behavior of clay considering the effect of fixed charges. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:159196. [PMID: 36198350 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Membrane efficiency coefficient of clay is evaluated with considering the effect of fixed charges adsorbed on clay mineral surfaces. By virtue of the concept of chemical potential, the ionic concentration of pore water is calculated. An equation is first proposed to calculate the Donnan osmotic pressure based on the activity of water (H2O), and then a new method is developed to determine the membrane efficiency coefficient, based on the theoretical chemo-osmotic pressure difference. The proposed method is used to calculate the membrane efficiency coefficients of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) with different bentonite contents and porosities under different KCl concentrations. The calculated results are compared to those of van't Hoff equation, showing that if skeletal deformation is excluded, the proposed model and van't Hoff equation with average ion concentration difference yield practically the same results; if the deformation is considered, however, van't Hoff equation yields smaller membrane coefficients.
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- Zhaoyang Song
- Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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Yu D, Pei Y. Persulfate-enhanced continuous flow three-dimensional electrode dynamic reactor for treatment of landfill leachate. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 321:115890. [PMID: 35969970 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Compared with sequencing batch reactor, continuous flow dynamic reactors are more conducive to promotion and application. In this study, the ability of a three-dimensional (3D) electrode dynamic reactor to remove pollutants in the landfill leachate was investigated, in which landfill leachate entered through continuous flow. Either increased of current density or the decreased of flow rate was conducive to the removal of pollutants. The optimal process parameters for current density and flow rate were 16 mA cm-2 and 0.75 L h-1, respectively. When the current density was constant at 16 mA cm-2 and the flow rate was kept at 0.75 L h-1, 60.02% of total organic carbon (TOC), 96.50% of chroma, 64.98% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 99.46% of ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) were removed. The characteristic peaks of refractory organic pollutants were reduced by 97.95%. After the reaction, the biological oxygen demand (BOD)/COD was increased from 0.24 to 0.32. As one of the emerging trace organics in landfill leachate, 85.90% of ibuprofen (IBU) was removed. The results showed that the 3D electrode dynamic reactor constructed in this study could reduce the TOC, refractory trace organic pollutant, NH3-N and chroma in the landfill leachate. The 3D electrode dynamic reactor constructed in this research has application potential in the field of landfill leachate treatment.
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- Dayang Yu
- School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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Centrifuge Modeling of Chloride Ions Completely Breakthrough Kaolin Clay Liner. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14126976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The 2 m thick compacted clay liner with a permeability coefficient of 1 × 10−7 cm/s is required in the Chinese technical specifications about landfills. The processes of chloride ion completely breakthrough low permeability barriers (k ≤ 1 × 10−7 cm/s) were modeled at 50 g in a geo-centrifuge. A measuring system was used to monitor solute velocity and conductivity. The entire process of chloride ion completely breaking through 2 m Kaolin clay liner was modeled successfully, which provided a valuable testing technology for centrifuge modeling of contaminant transport through low-permeable clay. The analyses results indicated the breakthrough time of conservative pollutant for the 2 m clay liner with a hydraulic conductivity of 1.0 × 10−9 m/s under Δhw of 40 m was 1.6 years. As for strongly adsorptive pollutants, the breakthrough time t0.1 increased by 9 times when Rd increased from 1 to 10, which indicates that the effect of Rd on the performance of the liner was significant.
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Xie M, Guo X, Liu D. Leachate Pretreatment before Pipe Transportation: Reduction of Leachate Clogging Potential and Upgrading of Landfill Gas. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19106349. [PMID: 35627887 PMCID: PMC9140694 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Leachate and landfill gas are the main contaminants produced by modern sanitary landfills. The leachate easily leads to clogging in the leachate transportation pipe, and the landfill gas can be used as renewable energy after the removal of CO2. The study aims to investigate the removal of the major scale forming ion of Ca2+ in leachate using raw landfill gas before pipe transportation. The research demonstrated that, under the given experimental conditions, the removal rate of Ca2+ in the leachate was positively correlated with the pH value of the leachate, and negatively correlated with the intake flow rate of the landfill gas; the highest removal rate of Ca2+ was achieved when the intake flow rate and volume were 0.05 L/min and 2.0 L, respectively, and the highest removal rate of Ca2+ from the leachate was about 90%. The maximum removal rate of CO2 from landfill gas could reach 95%, and the CO2 content of the post-reaction gas was as low as 1.74% (volume percentage). The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that the precipitate was spherical and mainly contained inorganic substances such as CaCO3, MgCO3, Ca(OH)2, Mg(OH)2, and SiO2. The study showed that, before the leachate was piped, the Ca2+ could be removed using the raw landfill gas, thereby reducing the potential for the formation of precipitation clogging in the pipeline. This study also provides new ideas for upgrading landfill gas to achieve a renewable-energy utilization plan, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by reducing CO2 emissions from landfills.
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- Mingde Xie
- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (M.X.); (X.G.)
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (M.X.); (X.G.)
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (M.X.); (X.G.)
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de Jesus AOC, de Farias Araujo G, Saggioro EM, Mannarino CF, Ritter E. Contamination assessment of soil and groundwater of a deactivated dumpsite in Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:216. [PMID: 35199242 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-09790-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The final disposal of solid waste in dumpsites can result in the migration of leachate components through the soil, contaminating it as well as the groundwater. The purpose of this manuscript was to analyze the contamination of a dumpsite along with three unlined leachate ponds that operated for approximately 25 years. Soil, surface water from three leachate lagoons, and groundwater samples were collected. Chemical analyses such as chloride, ammonia nitrogen, and total organic carbon were performed. The present work also aimed at elaborating the local flow pattern map and the assessment of subsoil. The results showed local subsoil mostly clayey, also occurring a region of sandy predominance, and great variation of rocky outcrops depth. The groundwater flow occurs from the waste towards one of the leachate lagoons. The leachate lagoon located closer to deposited area presented the highest concentration of all contaminants measured. Groundwater and soil showed low ammonia nitrogen with a maximum value of 2 mg.L-1. Elevated chloride levels were detected in all matrices studied. In soil depth, the concentration varied between 17 and 1270 mg.L-1 and in groundwater between 843 and 3,252 mg.L-1. Results suggest the migration of leachate components through the local soil. The concentration of total organic carbon measured in soil was of 10-982 mg.L-1, suggesting its natural presence.
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- Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Engineering, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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He Y, Hu G, Wu DY, Zhu KF, Zhang KN. Contaminant migration and the retention behavior of a laterite-bentonite mixture engineered barrier in a landfill. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 304:114338. [PMID: 35021595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Groundwater pollution has become increasingly severe in recent years, particularly owing to leachate leakage in landfills. In this study, the migration of Cu2+ in a landfill and the retention behavior of a compacted laterite-bentonite engineered barrier system toward the contaminant were analyzed by a numerical simulation based on laboratory and field test results. The results show that the hydraulic conductivity of the laterite-bentonite mixture decreased with an increase in the bentonite ratio: The hydraulic conductivities of the laterite-bentonite mixture were 4.718 × 10-7, 2.103 × 10-7, 7.899 × 10-8, 3.918 × 10-8, and 1.614 × 10-8 cm/s when the bentonite ratios were 0, 2%, 5%, 10%, and 20%, respectively. The hydraulic conductivity of laterite and of the mixture with a bentonite ratio of 2% decreased gradually under infiltration of deionized water and CuSO4 solutions with concentrations of 0.01 and 0.1 mol/L. This could be attributed to the increased degree of flocculation of laterite with the increase in the solution concentration. The results of the numerical simulation indicate that the migration range of Cu2+ after 3650 days was approximately 1500 m. The retention efficiency of a 0.5 m engineered barrier for Cu2+ was 67%. However, the retention efficiency exceeded 83% when the engineered barrier thickness was increased to 1.0 m. The results of the laboratory tests and numerical simulation demonstrate that a compacted laterite-bentonite engineered barrier system has a good retention effect on Cu2+. These observations may provide effective concepts for the prevention and control of groundwater pollution in landfills.
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- Yong He
- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring (Central South University), Ministry of Education, PR China; School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring (Central South University), Ministry of Education, PR China; School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring (Central South University), Ministry of Education, PR China; School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring (Central South University), Ministry of Education, PR China; School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring (Central South University), Ministry of Education, PR China; School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China
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Guo P, Li H, Zhang G, Tian W. Contaminated site-induced health risk using Monte Carlo simulation: evaluation from the brownfield in Beijing, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:25166-25178. [PMID: 33449319 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12429-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The occurrence of contaminated sites has caused serious public health problems, and there are significant health risks. This paper applies Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate the impact of pollutants on human health at a contaminated site in Beijing, China. In this study, a total of 429 soil samples were collected. The exposure routes considered were oral ingestion and skin contact. The log-normal distribution or triangular distribution was adopted to convert exposure parameters into statistical parameters, and the final risk probability was estimated through Monte Carlo simulations. The results show that the 95th percentile risk indexes of As, Ni, Zn, and Hg are 1.22E-1, 5.05E-3, 5.10E-4, and 1.69E-1, respectively, which are all within acceptable levels. The maximum values of As and Hg are 2.15E+0 and 1.04E+0, respectively, with a 5% and 4% probability, respectively, of exceeding the acceptable health risk level. In theory, it is believed that they do not pose a potential threat to human health. Nevertheless, As and Hg in soil are still major pollution sources. The results also show that C (pollutant concentration), AT (mean action time), and ED (exposure duration) are the three parameters with the highest sensitivity to the health risk value. The results of this study can help to improve soil risk control measures and remediation decisions for contaminated sites to reduce the environmental risk in contaminated areas.
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- Ping Guo
- School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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Abiriga D, Vestgarden LS, Klempe H. Long-term redox conditions in a landfill-leachate-contaminated groundwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 755:143725. [PMID: 33223166 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Indicators of redox conditions; oxygen, sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, iron and manganese, and in addition, bicarbonate and total organic carbon were studied in groundwater samples contaminated by leachate emanating from Revdalen Landfill (Norway). Based on these variables, the study aimed to deduce the redox conditions in the aquifer. Literature on landfill leachate contamination of confined aquifers is scarce and to the best of our knowledge, this study, which describes long-term analysis of redox chemistry, is the first of its kind in such an environment. Groundwater samples were monitored for a period of 24 years, enabling us to describe redox conditions on both short-term and long-term bases. Levels of measured parameters in the contaminated aquifer varied spatially and with time, but were generally elevated except oxygen; pH (4.9-8.8), oxygen (0-11.3 mg/L), sulphate (0-28 mg/L), nitrate (0-16 mg N/L), ammonium (0.02-40 mg/L), iron (0-99 mg/L), manganese (0.06-16 mg/L), bicarbonate (22-616 mg/L) and total organic carbon (1.3-47 mg/L). From the result, levels of iron, manganese, nitrate and ammonium violated the Norwegian drinking water norms. However, iron, ammonium, total organic carbon and bicarbonate showed strong attenuation along the groundwater flow path. By contrast, oxygen, nitrate and sulphate increased farther out in the plume. The redox conditions that developed in the aquifer were similar to those previously reported for phreatic aquifers, structuring by proximity to the landfill as sulphate-reducing, iron-reducing, manganese-reducing, nitrate-reducing, and finally aerobic condition. Eventually, there was an apparent breakdown of this system due to ecosystem shift in the landfill when leachable reduced ions were depleted and the landfill became aerobic. Overall, the redox framework provided remarkable attenuation to contaminants, and thus prevented potential degradation of ecological health due to the landfill leachate.
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- Daniel Abiriga
- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway.
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway.
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway.
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Shi J, Shu S, Chen M, Wu X, Dong F, Zhang K. Simulation of gas-leachate pressure in various tested landfills using the differential quadrature method. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2020; 38:1306-1313. [PMID: 32129159 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x20908942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The degradation of solid waste in landfills results in the coupled migration of gas and leachate through the pore spaces in waste material. The existing analytical methods cannot be used to obtain a solution for the gas-leachate coupled migration problem. This study used the differential quadrature method to solve the gas and leachate phase continuity equations considering the effect of the gas-leachate coupling. The calculation results were verified based on the calculated data of previous studies. The results of the field gas collection tests and the laboratory degradation tests were fitted using the peak gas generation equation. The peak values of gas generation were found between 0.94 and 20.29 years in the field tests, and between 0.09 and 0.19 years in the laboratory tests. The gas pressure calculated by parameters fitting of the field tests and the laboratory tests were less than 1 kPa and greater than 8 kPa, respectively. Considering the gas-leachate coupling effect, the pore gas pressure in the simulated landfill increased by approximately 20%, and the peak pore gas pressure occurred slightly earlier than that without consideration of the coupling effect.
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- Jianyong Shi
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, China
- Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Hohai University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, China
- Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Hohai University, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co. Ltd, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, China
- Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Hohai University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, China
- Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Hohai University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, China
- Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Hohai University, China
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You X, Liu S, Dai C, Guo Y, Zhong G, Duan Y. Contaminant occurrence and migration between high- and low-permeability zones in groundwater systems: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 743:140703. [PMID: 32758831 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In recent decades, water quality problems that impact human health, especially groundwater pollution, have been intensely studied, and this has contributed to new ideas and policies around the world such as Low Impact Development (LID) and Superfund legislation. The fundamental to many of these problems is pollutant occurrence and migration in saturated porous media, especially in groundwater. Such environments often contain contrasting zones of high and low permeability with significant differences in hydraulic conductivity (~10-4 and 10-8 m/s, respectively). High-permeability zones (HPZs) represent the primary pathways for pollutant transport in groundwater, while low-permeability zones (LPZs) are often diffusion dominated and serve as both sinks and sources (i.e., via back-diffusion) of pollutants over many decades. In this review, concepts and mechanisms of solute source depletion, contaminant accumulation, and back-diffusion in high- and low-permeability systems are presented, and new insights gained from both experimental and numerical studies are analyzed and summarized. We find that effluent monitoring and novel image analysis techniques have been adroitly used to investigate temporal and spatial evolutions of contaminant concentration; simultaneously, mathematical models are constantly upscaled to verify, optimize and extend the experimental data. However, the spatial concentration data during back-diffusion lacks diversity due to the limitations of pollutant species in studies, the microscopic mechanisms controlling pollutant transformation are poorly understood, and the impacts of these reactions on contaminant back-diffusion are rarely considered. Hence, most simulation models have not been adequately validated and are not capable of accurately predicting pollutant fate and cleanup in realistic heterogeneous aquifers. Based on these, some hypotheses and perspectives are mentioned to promote the investigation of contaminant migration in high- and low-permeability systems in groundwater.
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- Xueji You
- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 301 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop C1786, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; The Yangtze River Water Environment Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, No. 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China.
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Witthayaphirom C, Chiemchaisri C, Chiemchaisri W. Optimization of reactive media for removing organic micro-pollutants in constructed wetland treating municipal landfill leachate. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:24627-24638. [PMID: 31346849 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The removal of organic micro-pollutants (OMPs) from landfill leachate in constructed wetland (CW) media having different material mixtures of sand (S), clay (C), and iron powder (Fe) was investigated using experimental column study. The use of S:C:Fe media consisting of 60:30:10% (w/w) and cattail as vegetation was found optimum for the removals of 2,6-DTBP, BHT, DEP, DBP, and DEHP at 67.5-75.4% during long-term operation of 373 days. Adsorption and biodegradation were confirmed as predominant mechanisms for their removal in CW media but their contribution in total removal varied depending on chemical properties of OMPs. Adsorption kinetic could be well explained by pseudo-second-order whereas biodegradation kinetic followed first-order reaction. The adsorption affinity of OMPs to CW media was S:C:Fe > S:C > S in descending order. This study demonstrated high and sustainable removal of OMPs during long-term operation of CW with the optimized reactive media.
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- Chayanid Witthayaphirom
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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Tenodi S, Krčmar D, Agbaba J, Zrnić K, Radenović M, Ubavin D, Dalmacija B. Assessment of the environmental impact of sanitary and unsanitary parts of a municipal solid waste landfill. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 258:110019. [PMID: 31929060 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Only seven regional MSWLF in Serbia are considered sanitary, while about 3500 landfills operate without proper pollution control. This paper presents a unique opportunity to evaluate the impact of a closed landfill, and a new sanitary landfill, which are located next to each other. The following methodologies for the landfill impact assessment were applied, based on data from 2012 to 2017: Landfill water pollution index (LWPI) and Nemerow index (PIGW) for groundwater, and the geo-accumulation (Igeo) and ecological risk (ERi) indices and several PAH ratios for soil. The performance of the leachate control system was evaluated using two adapted pollution indices: LPI and the Nemerow index (PIL). According to the obtained LWPI and PIGW values, the quality of groundwater at the new landfill is improving (LWPI = 1.05-2.62; PIGW = 0.52-1.29), while no significant changes were observed for the old landfill (LWPI = 3.06-5.13; PIGW = 2.03-4.78). High concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (1.01-22.74 mg/l), Fe (0.76-57.11 mg/l), Ni (5.80-230.09 μg/l), Pb (4.2-202.4 μg/l) and ∑PAH16 (150.93-189.55 ng/l) show the strong influence of the landfill on the groundwater quality at the old landfill, indicating the need for additional remediation action. High concentrations of Ni (21.9-133.0 mg/kg) and Cr (8.5-277.0 mg/kg) in the analyzed soil compared to other studies, as well as moderate Igeo values (IgeoNi = 0.36-1.88; IgeoCr = -1.20-1.52), raise concern and suggest the need for further monitoring. The high ERi (158.6-295.0) and Igeo values (0.91-2.30) of Hg show significant potential ecological risk. LPI and PIL values for early methanogenic phase leachate demonstrates the need to improve the leachate treatment system. The monitoring data and applied pollution indices indicate that Cr and As should be added to the EU Watch List of emerging substances, at least regarding EU potential candidate countries.
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- Slaven Tenodi
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Yin Q, Yan H, Guo X, Liang Y, Wang X, Yang Q, Li S, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Nian Y. Remediation Technology and Typical Case Analysis of Informal Landfills in Rainy Areas of Southern China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17030899. [PMID: 32024022 PMCID: PMC7037679 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17030899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A typical informal landfill in a rainy area of southern China was taken as an example in this study. The comprehensive control ideas and processes of the informal landfill site were systematically reviewed. The basic situation for the early stage of the government survey and investigation was provided, including a waste stock survey, water volume measurement, and a waste source survey. The main contents and key factors of a comprehensive investigation of the environmental quality status were briefly summarized. The water quality in the landfill, groundwater quality inside and outside of the site, and heavy metals in the bottom sediment were all determined. A low-cost practical landfill technology was explored to reduce the Chemical Oxygen Demand CODCr concentration of polyaluminum ferric chloride (PAFC), and NH4+-N was removed by calcium hypochlorite. Soil backfill was replaced, such that the informal landfill site was immobilized, which was perfectly suitable for this southern rainy area. This study proposes rules for a comprehensive improvement scheme for a landfill, and provides a reliable theoretical basis and practical experience for the treatment of similar informal landfills.
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- Qin Yin
- College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
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- Academy of water resources and environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Academy of water resources and environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Academy of water resources and environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (Y.N.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Pollution Control Research Center, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science, Beijing 100012, China
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (Y.N.)
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Owusu-Nimo F, Oduro-Kwarteng S, Essandoh H, Wayo F, Shamudeen M. Characteristics and management of landfill solid waste in Kumasi, Ghana. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Abunama T, Othman F, Ansari M, El-Shafie A. Leachate generation rate modeling using artificial intelligence algorithms aided by input optimization method for an MSW landfill. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:3368-3381. [PMID: 30511225 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3749-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Leachate is one of the main surface water pollution sources in Selangor State (SS), Malaysia. The prediction of leachate amounts is elementary in sustainable waste management and leachate treatment processes, before discharging to surrounding environment. In developing countries, the accurate evaluation of leachate generation rates has often considered a challenge due to the lack of reliable data and high measurement costs. Leachate generation is related to several factors, including meteorological data, waste generation rates, and landfill design conditions. The high variations in these factors lead to complicating leachate modeling processes. This study aims at identifying the key elements contributing to leachate production and developing various AI-based models to predict leachate generation rates. These models included Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-Multi-linear perceptron (MLP) with single and double hidden layers, and support vector machine (SVM) regression time series algorithms. Various performance measures were applied to evaluate the developed model's accuracy. In this study, input optimization process showed that three inputs were acceptable for modeling the leachate generation rates, namely dumped waste quantity, rainfall level, and emanated gases. The initial performance analysis showed that ANN-MLP2 model-which applies two hidden layers-achieved the best performance, then followed by ANN-MLP1 model-which applies one hidden layer and three inputs-while SVM model gave the lowest performance. Ranges and frequency of relative error (RE%) also demonstrate that ANN-MLP models outperformed SVM models. Furthermore, low and peak flow criterion (LFC and PFC) assessment of leachate inflow values in ANN-MLP model with two hidden layers made more accurate values than other models. Since minimizing data collection and processing efforts as well as minimizing modeling complexity are critical in the hydrological modeling process, the applied input optimization process and the developed models in this study were able to provide a good performance in the modeling of leachate generation efficiently.
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- Taher Abunama
- Civil Engineering Department, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Civil Engineering Department, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Civil Engineering Department, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Civil Engineering Department, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Tang Q, Gu F, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Mo J. Impact of biological clogging on the barrier performance of landfill liners. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 222:44-53. [PMID: 29800864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The durability of landfill mainly relies on the anti-seepage characteristic of liner system. The accumulation of microbial biomass is effective in reducing the hydraulic conductivity of soils. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of the microorganism on the barrier performance of landfill liners. According to the results, Escherichia coli. produced huge amounts of extracellular polymeric substances and coalesced to form a confluent plugging biofilm. This microorganism eventually resulted in the decrease of soil permeability by 81%-95%. Meanwhile, the increase of surface roughness inside the internal pores improved the adhesion between microorganism colonization and particle surface. Subsequently, an extensive parametric sensitivity analysis was undertaken for evaluating the contaminant transport in landfill liners. Decreasing the hydraulic conductivity from 1 × 10-8 m/s to 1 × 10-10 m/s resulted in the increase of the breakthrough time by 345.2%. This indicates that a low hydraulic conductivity was essential for the liner systems to achieve desirable barrier performance.
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- Qiang Tang
- School of Rail Transportation, Soochow University, Yangchenghu Campus, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, 215131, China; Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- National Center for Asphalt Technology, Auburn University, 277 Technology PKWY, Auburn, AL 36830, USA.
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- School of Rail Transportation, Soochow University, Yangchenghu Campus, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, 215131, China
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- School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK
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- Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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A Practical Approach to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Open Dumps through Infrastructure Restructuring: A Case Study in Nanjing City, China. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10082804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A new environmental ban has forced the restructure of open dumps in China since 1 July 2011. A technical process was established in this study that is feasible for the upgrade of open dumps through restructuring. The feasibility of restructuring and the benefit of greenhouse gas emission reductions were assessed according to field surveys of five landfills and four dumps in Nanjing. The results showed that the daily processing capacities of the existing landfills have been unable to meet the growth of municipal solid waste (MSW), making restructuring of the landfills imperative. According to an assessment of the technical process, only four sites in Nanjing were suitable for upgrading. Restructuring the Jiaozishan landfill effectively reduced the leachate generation rate by 5.84% under its scale when expanded by 60.7% in 2015. CO2 emissions were reduced by approximately 55,000–86,000 tons per year, in which biogas power generation replaced fossil fuels Fossil fuels accounted for the largest proportion, up to 45,000–60,000 tons. Photovoltaic power generation on the overlying land has not only reduced CO2 emissions to 26,000–30,000 tons per year but has also brought in continuing income from the sale of electricity. The funds are essential for developing countries such as China, which lack long-term financial support for landfill management after closure.
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Krčmar D, Tenodi S, Grba N, Kerkez D, Watson M, Rončević S, Dalmacija B. Preremedial assessment of the municipal landfill pollution impact on soil and shallow groundwater in Subotica, Serbia. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 615:1341-1354. [PMID: 29751439 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Most regional municipal solid waste landfills in Serbia are operated without control of landfill leachate and gas or with no regard for implementation of national and European legislation. For the first time in Serbia, groundwater and soil at a landfill were subject to systematic annual monitoring according to national, European legislation and adopted methodologies. Characterisation of the groundwater and soil samples from the landfill included ten metals (Fe, Mn, As, Zn, Cd, Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu and Hg), 16 EPA PAHs, nutrients and certain physicochemical parameters, in order to assess the risks such poorly controlled landfills pose to the environment. This impact assessment was performed using specially adapted pollution indices: LWPI, the Single factor pollution index and the Nemerow index for groundwater, and geo-accumulation index, ecological risk factor and selected rations of PAHs for soil. The data analysis included multivariate statistical methods (factor analysis of principal component analysis (PCA/FA)) in order to assess the extent of the contaminants detected in the groundwater and soil samples. The pollution indices (LWPI: 3.56-8.89; Nemerow index: 2.02-3.78) indicate the quality of the groundwater at the landfill is degrading over time, with PAH16, TOC, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn as the substances of greatest concern. Heavy metals Hg (Igeo≤3.14), Pb (Igeo≤2.22), Cr (Igeo≤3.31) and Cu (Igeo≤2.16) represent the worst soil contamination. Hg has moderate (52.9) to very high (530.0) potential ecological risk, demonstrating the long-term potential effects of bioaccumulation and biomagnification. The results of this work indicate that Cr and Cu should possibly be added to the EU Watch List of emerging substances. This proposition is substantiated by relevant state and alike environmental information from nations in the region. This study demonstrates the need to develop a model for prioritization of landfill closure and remediation based on environmental risk assessment.
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- Dejan Krčmar
- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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Yousefi Kebria D, Ghavami M, Javadi S, Goharimanesh M. Combining an experimental study and ANFIS modeling to predict landfill leachate transport in underlying soil-a case study in north of Iran. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2017; 190:26. [PMID: 29249061 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6374-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the contemporary world, urbanization and progressive industrial activities increase the rate of waste material generated in many developed countries. Municipal solid waste landfills (MSWs) are designed to dispose the waste from urban areas. However, discharged landfill leachate, the soluble water mixture that filters through solid waste landfills, can potentially migrate into the soil and affect living organisms by making harmful biological changes in the ecosystem. Due to well-documented landfill problems involving contamination, it is necessary to investigate the long-term influence of discharged leachate on the consistency of the soil beds beneath MSW landfills. To do so, the current study collected vertical deep core samples from different locations in the same unlined landfill. The impacts of effluent leachate on physical and chemical properties of the soil and its propagation depth were studied, and the leachate-transport pattern between successive boreholes was predicted by a developed mathematical model using an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The decomposition of organic leachate admixtures in the landfill yield is to produce organic acids as well as carbon dioxide, which diminishes the pH level of the landfill soil. The chemical analysis of discharged leachate in the soil samples showed that the concentrations of heavy metals are much lower than those of chloride, COD, BOD5, and bicarbonate. Using linear regression and mean square errors between the measured and predicted data, the accuracy of the proposed ANFIS model has been validated. Results show a high correlation between observed and predicated data.
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- D Yousefi Kebria
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, P.O. BOX 484, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Xie H, Wang S, Qiu Z, Jiang J. Adsorption of NH 4+-N on Chinese loess: Non-equilibrium and equilibrium investigations. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 202:46-54. [PMID: 28715681 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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NH4+-N is a crucial pollutant in landfill leachate and can be in high concentrations for a long period of time due to anaerobic condition of landfills. The adsorption properties of NH4+-N on the Chinese loess were investigated using Batch test. The influences of ammonium concentration, temperature, reaction time, slurry concentration, and pH on the adsorption process are evaluated. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm behaviors were studied by applying different models to the test data to determine the adsorption parameters. The equilibrating duration was shown to be less than 60 min. The data on adsorption kinetics can be well fitted by the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. According to the Langmuir isotherm model, the adsorption capacity of Chinese loess about NH4+-N was predicted to be 72.30 mg g-1. The uptake of NH4+-N by Chinese loess was considered to be the type of physical adsorption on the basis of D-R isotherm analysis. The optimal pH and slurry concentration are 4 and 2 g/50 ml, respectively. According to the calculated values of free energy, enthalpy and entropy change, the adsorption process is determined to be exothermic. The disorder of the system appeared lowest at temperature of 308.15 K. The predicted Gibb's free energies also indicate the adsorption process is endothermic and spontaneous. The FTIR spectrum and EDX analysis showed the adsorption process of NH4+ involves cation exchange and dissolution of calcite.
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- Haijian Xie
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 317000, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Talalaj IA, Biedka P. Use of the landfill water pollution index (LWPI) for groundwater quality assessment near the landfill sites. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:24601-24613. [PMID: 27640059 PMCID: PMC5124057 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7622-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The purpose of the paper is to assess the groundwater quality near the landfill sites using landfill water pollution index (LWPI). In order to investigate the scale of groundwater contamination, three landfills (E, H and S) in different stages of their operation were taken into analysis. Samples of groundwater in the vicinity of studied landfills were collected four times each year in the period from 2004 to 2014. A total of over 300 groundwater samples were analysed for pH, EC, PAH, TOC, Cr, Hg, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu, as required by the UE legal acts for landfill monitoring system. The calculated values of the LWPI allowed the quantification of the overall water quality near the landfill sites. The obtained results indicated that the most negative impact on groundwater quality is observed near the old Landfill H. Improper location of piezometer at the Landfill S favoured infiltration of run-off from road pavement into the soil-water environment. Deep deposition of the groundwater level at Landfill S area reduced the landfill impact on the water quality. Conducted analyses revealed that the LWPI can be used for evaluation of water pollution near a landfill, for assessment of the variability of water pollution with time and for comparison of water quality from different piezometers, landfills or time periods. The applied WQI (Water Quality Index) can also be an important information tool for landfill policy makers and the public about the groundwater pollution threat from landfill.
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- Izabela A Talalaj
- Department of Environmental Engineering Systems, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45A Street, 15-351, Bialystok, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering Systems, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45A Street, 15-351, Bialystok, Poland
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Xie H, Chen Y, Thomas HR, Sedighi M, Masum SA, Ran Q. Contaminant transport in the sub-surface soil of an uncontrolled landfill site in China: site investigation and two-dimensional numerical analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:2566-2575. [PMID: 26429140 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5504-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A field investigation of contaminant transport beneath and around an uncontrolled landfill site in Huainan in China is presented in this paper. The research aimed at studying the migration of some chemicals present in the landfill leachate into the surrounding clayey soils after 17 years of landfill operation. The concentrations of chloride and sodium ions in the pore water of soil samples collected at depths up to 15 m were obtained through an extensive site investigation. The contents of organic matter in the soil samples were also determined. A two-dimensional numerical study of the reactive transport of sodium and chloride ion in the soil strata beneath and outside the landfill is also presented. The numerical modelling approach adopted is based on finite element/finite difference techniques. The domain size of approximately 300 × 30 m has been analysed and major chemical transport parameters/mechanisms are established via a series of calibration exercises. Numerical simulations were then performed to predict the long-term behaviour of the landfill in relation to the chemicals studied. The lateral migration distance of the chloride ions was more than 40 m which indicates that the advection and mechanical dispersion are the dominant mechanism controlling the contaminant transport at this site. The results obtained from the analysis of chloride and sodium migration also indicated a non-uniform advective flow regime of ions with depth, which were localised in the first few metres of the soil beneath the disposal site. The results of long-term simulations of contaminant transport indicated that the concentrations of ions can be 10 to 30 times larger than that related to the allowable limit of concentration values. The results of this study may be of application and interest in the assessment of potential groundwater and soil contamination at this site with a late Pleistocene clayey soil. The obtained transport properties of the soils and the contaminant transport mechanisms can also be used for the design of engineered barriers for the control of the long-term pollution of the site.
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- Haijian Xie
- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Geoenvironmental Research Centre, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Queen's Buildings, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UK
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- Geoenvironmental Research Centre, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Queen's Buildings, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UK
- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Sackville Street, Manchester, M13BB, UK
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- Geoenvironmental Research Centre, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Queen's Buildings, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UK
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, 866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Regadío M, Ruiz AI, Rodríguez-Rastrero M, Cuevas J. Containment and attenuating layers: An affordable strategy that preserves soil and water from landfill pollution. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2015; 46:408-419. [PMID: 26320817 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The performance of a widely distributed natural clay to attenuate contaminants released from an old landfill was investigated. The objective is to evaluate its potential use as a barrier for waste containment systems. Core samples of the natural clay were collected below the landfill and their parameters distribution with depth was determined. Partition coefficients, retardation factors and percentage values of pollutants concentrations, revealed a rapid decrease of contaminants with depth. The background values of the pollutants were below the maximum limits for drinking and irrigation water and with no need of reactors, collectors, aeration or recirculation systems. Impermeable waste capping is discouraged in order to decrease leachate toxicity, decomposition time and conservative species, and in order to avoid high-reducing conditions that would mobilize redox-sensitive contaminants. A review on leachate-composition evolution and on natural-attenuation processes was undertaken to understand the interactions leachate-substratum, which is essential to properly estimate the leachate transport and implement the attenuation strategy. This strategy complements the traditional containment one regarding (1) the susceptibility of engineering liners to fail, (2) the inevitable diffusion of contaminants through them, (3) the remaining high number of old landfills before the requirements of liner systems and (4) the low-cost and feasibility for developing countries.
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- Mercedes Regadío
- Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Autonomous University of Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, C/Fco. Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Autonomous University of Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, C/Fco. Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Unit of Soils Conservation and Recovery, Department of Environment, CIEMAT, Avda. Complutense, 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Autonomous University of Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco, C/Fco. Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Xie H, Jiang Y, Zhang C, Feng S, Qiu Z. Steady-state analytical models for performance assessment of landfill composite liners. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:12198-12214. [PMID: 25893615 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4200-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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One-dimensional mathematical models were developed for organic contaminant transport through landfill composite liners consisting of a geomembrane (GM) and a geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) or a GM and a compacted clay liner (CCL). The combined effect of leakage through GM defects, diffusion in GM and the underlying soil liners, and degradation in soil liners were considered. Steady state analytical solutions were provided for the proposed mathematical models, which consider the different combinations of advection, diffusion, and degradation. The analytical solutions of the time lag for contaminant transport in the composite liners were also derived. The performance of GM/GCL and GM/CCL was analyzed. For GM/GCL, the bottom flux can be reduced by a factor of 4 when the leachate head decreases from 10 to 0.3 m. The influence of degradation can be ignored for GM/GCL. For GM/CCL, when the leachate head decreases from 10 to 0.3 m, the bottom flux decreases by a factor of 2-4. Leachate head has greater influence on bottom flux in case of larger degradation rate (e.g., half-life = 1 year) compared to the case with lower degradation rate (e.g., half-life = 10 years). As contaminant half-life in soil liner decreases from 10 to 1 year, bottom flux decreases by approximately 2.7 magnitudes of orders. It is indicated that degradation may have greater influence on time lag of composite liner than leachate head. As leachate head increases from zero to 10 m, time lag for GM/CCL can be reduced by 5-6 years. Time lag for the same composite liner can be reduced by 10-11 years as contaminant half-life decreases from 10 to 1 year. Reducing leachate head acting on composite liners and increasing the degradation capacity of the soil liner would be the effective methods to improve the performance of the composite liners. The proposed analytical solutions are relatively simple and can be used for preliminary design and performance assessment of composite liners.
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- Haijian Xie
- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China,
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Xie H, Jiang Y, Zhang C, Feng S. An analytical model for volatile organic compound transport through a composite liner consisting of a geomembrane, a GCL, and a soil liner. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:2824-2836. [PMID: 25217284 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3565-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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An analytical model for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) transport through a composite liner consisting of a geomembrane (GM), a geosynthetic clay liner (GCL), and a soil liner (SL) was developed for the assessment of the performance of this triple liner system. Both advection through the defects of GM and diffusion in the intact GM were considered in the model, and dimensionless analytical solution was obtained. The soil concentration profiles obtained by the proposed analytical solution have a good agreement with those obtained by the finite-layer-based software POLLUTE v7. The effects of leachate head, length of the connected wrinkles, and the interface transmissivity of GM/GCL on the breakthrough curves of the liner system were then investigated. Results show that the 30-year base flux of the liner system for the case with leachate head = 10 m and length of the connected wrinkles = 1,000 m can be over 60 times greater than that of the pure diffusion case. The length of the connected wrinkles of the GM has greater influence on the base flux of the liner system than on the base concentration. The interface transmissivity has negligible effect on the solute breakthrough curves of the liner system for relatively low values of the length of the connected wrinkles (e.g., <100 m). The groundwater protection level achieved by GM/CCL is more effective than that by GM/GCL/SL in the earlier times. However, the steady state base flux for GM/GCL/SL can be seven to eight times lower than that for GM/CCL. The analytical solution can also be used for experimental data fitting, verification of complicated numerical models, and preliminary design of composite liners.
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- Haijian Xie
- Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China,
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