EVALUATION OF LANDFILL LEACHATE POLLUTION: FINDINGS FROM A MONITORING STUDY AT MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILL

The monitoring that was carried out at the landfill specialized in leachate, groundwater and surface water. There were 6 sampling sites. The observed parameters were pH, BOD<sub>5</sub>, COD<sub>Cr</sub>, conductivity. Leachate reached the high values in all observed paramete...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Dana Adamcová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Ecological Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.jeeng.net/Evaluation-of-landfill-leachate-pollution-findings-from-a-monitoring-study-at-municipal-waste-landfill,1855,0,2.html
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Summary:The monitoring that was carried out at the landfill specialized in leachate, groundwater and surface water. There were 6 sampling sites. The observed parameters were pH, BOD<sub>5</sub>, COD<sub>Cr</sub>, conductivity. Leachate reached the high values in all observed parameters. Groundwater samples were collected at two monitoring wells and the sampling site (A, B, C). Surface water was collected from two sampling sites (D, E). The pH showed slightly acid values at all sampling points. The pH of surface water was slightly acid to neutral. Both BOD<sub>5</sub> and COD<sub>Cr</sub> values ​​remained stable over the reporting period. The average conductivity value at sampling points D, E remained constant. In line with the Czech National Standard ČSN 75 7221 “Classification of Surface Water Quality” sampling point D belongs to II Water Quality Class – slightly polluted water and sampling site E to Class I water quality – unpolluted water. The authors believe that the fluctuations occurring with regard to the values of certain samples were not caused by the operation of the landfill itself, but were a result of the intense agricultural activity nearby the landfill.
ISSN:2299-8993