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Mineral and organic compounds in leachate from landfill with concentrate recirculation

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The effect of a reverse osmosis concentrate recirculation on the mineral and organic compounds in a landfill leachate was investigated. Investigated was the quality of a leachate from two landfills operated for different periods (a 20-year-old Cell A and a 1-year-old Cell B), where the concentrate was recirculated. Examined were general parameters (conductivity, pH), organic compounds (biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic nitrogen, BOD/COD), and inorganic compounds (nitrogen ammonia, sulfite, sulfate, cyanide, boron, chloride, ferrous, zinc, chrome, copper). The findings from the first year of investigation showed that over the initial period of recirculation, the concentration of organic compounds (BOD, COD) increased, but after 6 months their values stabilized. It indicates that the concentrate recirculation accelerated organic decomposition, especially in the new landfill Cell. The analysis of inorganic parameters showed that recirculation landfills produce a leachate with a higher concentration of N-NH4, and Cl−. In case of the old landfill Cell, an increase in B and Fe was also noticeable. These compounds are cyclically washed out from a waste dump and require an additional pretreatment in order to exclude them from recirculation cycle. The increased concentration of Cu, Zn, and Fe was noticed during the initial months of recirculation and in the season of intense atmospheric precipitation in the leachate from both Cells. Higher values of electro conductivity, Cl−, N-NH4 +, B, and Fe in the leachate from the old field indicate that the attenuation capacity of this landfill is close to exhaustion.

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The author wishes to thank Regional Inspectorate of Environmental Protection in Olsztyn as well as managers of the analyzed landfill for their help in data gathering. The paper was prepared during scientific project No. S/WBiIS/2/2014 financed by Polish Ministry of Science and High Education.

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Talalaj, I.A. Mineral and organic compounds in leachate from landfill with concentrate recirculation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 2622–2633 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3533-0

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