Organic compounds in municipal landfill leachates

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 323-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Paxéus
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Wastes ◽  
Phosphate Esters ◽  
Phenolic Antioxidants ◽  
Chlorinated Phenols ◽  
Substituted Phenols ◽  
Landfill Leachates ◽  
The Third ◽  
Municipal Landfill

Leachates from three municipal landfills in the Göteborg area of western Sweden were characterised in terms of their content of individual organic compounds. Two of the investigated landfills were still in use during the time of this study. The third landfill was closed down in the mid-seventies. More than 200 individual organic compounds and classes of compounds were identified in the leachate with concentrations ranging from less than one up to several hundred μg/L. Among the compounds common to all three landfills were plasticizers (phthalates, benzenesulfonamides), phosphate esters, substituted phenols, chlorinated phenols, phenolic antioxidants and siloxanes as well as the compounds formed during the degradation of organic wastes (dihydro-dioxin, pyrazines and several sulphur-containing odorous volatiles). Dioxanes and dioxolans found in the leachates have not been previously reported. Compounds originated from previously disposed oil contaminated wastes dominate the leachate from an old closed landfill. Its replacement, a new regional landfill has a leachate dominated by alcohols and ethers. This difference is attributed to regional measures in waste management.

Effect of advanced oxidation processes on the toxicity of municipal landfill leachates

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Slomczynska ◽  
J. Wasowski ◽  
T. Slomczynski
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Advanced Oxidation Processes ◽  
Vibrio Fischeri ◽  
Advanced Oxidation ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Toxicity Evaluation ◽  
Landfill Leachates ◽  
Oxidation Processes ◽  
Municipal Landfill ◽  
Pre Treatment

The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) (oxidation ozone and peroxide/ozone) on the toxicity of leachates from municipal landfill for Warsaw, Poland, using a battery of tests. AOPs used to pre-treat leachates were carried out in laboratory conditions after their coagulation with the use of FeCl3. The effects of the pre-treatment of leachates using the method of coagulation with FeCl3 depended on the concentration of organic compounds and with optimal conditions of the process ranged from 40 to 70%. Further pre-treatment of the leachates after coagulation, involving the use of oxidation with O3 and H2O2/O3, did not cause significant decrease of leachate toxicity. The data of this study demonstrated the usefulness of the battery of tests using Daphnia magna, Artemia franciscana, Scenedesmus quadricauda and Vibrio fischeri for the toxicity evaluation of raw and pre-treated leachates.

Screening for non-regulated organic compounds in municipal wastewater in Göteborg, Sweden

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicklas Paxéus ◽  
Horst Friedrich Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Phosphate Esters ◽  
Substituted Phenols ◽  
Partial Removal ◽  
Water Treatment Process ◽  
Cleaning Agents ◽  
Bonded Phase ◽  
Domestic Products

Organic compounds from influent and effluent wastewater were concentrated on C18 bonded phase cartridges and sequentially eluted with organic solvents of different polarity. About 80% of the toxicity (Microtox) arised from organic matter eluted with ether. Approximately 50% decrease in the overall toxicity of the influent was observed during the treatment process. More than 50 individual compounds were identified in the eluates for both influent and effluent by GC-MS and FIA-MS analysis. Perfume additives to washing powders and cleaning agents and a number of industrial volatile hydrophilic solvents were quantitatively removed by volatilization in the treatment process. Only a partial removal was observed for less volatile compounds (benzophenone, dibutyl formamide, dimethyl quinoline, benzothiazole, phosphate esters) of industrial origin. Substituted phenols, used as antioxidants in both industrial and domestic products were transformed to corresponding -ene-ones in the biological stage of the water treatment process. Polyglycols and polyglycol ether type surfactants are not removed in the activated sludge prosess, only partly transformed to highly persistant acids by oxidation of the terminal hydroxyl function. The treatability in municipal wastewater plants should be paid much more attention when introducing polar non-volatile constituents in new “environmentally friendly” water based products or processes.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES FOR WASTE MINIMIZATION IN THE CHEMICAL AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES : FINDINGS OF THE SALVADOR, BRAZIL, 1993 CONFERENCE

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Francisco Fontes Lima ◽  
Francisco Alves Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Waste Minimization ◽  
Source Control ◽  
International Conference ◽  
The Third ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Petrochemical Industries

This paper describes the findings of the “Third International Conference on Waste Management in the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries,” held in Salvador, Brazil, October 20-23, 1993. A summary of the 74 technical papers, divided into six major categories, is presented together with comments on the more stringent legislation concerning source control programmes. Case studies of two large chemical complexes that have been developing successful waste minimization programmes are described in detail: CETREL-Environmental Protection Company in Camaçari, Brazil, and BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

scholarly journals New analytical methodology for studies of treatment procedures of landfill leachates - experiences from a pilot plant study

2019 ◽  
pp. 273-275
Author(s):  
Lennart Mårtensson ◽  
Staffan Bergström ◽  
Britt-Marie Svensson ◽  
Lennart Mathiasson
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Chemical Oxidation ◽  
Landfill Leachates ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
Msw Landfill ◽  
Analytical Protocol ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Treatment Procedures

In this study we have in pilot scale tested different methods for treatment of leachate from amunicipal solid waste (MSW) landfill, Only to focus on sum parameters, nutrients and metalswhen designing treatment methodology for landfill leachate is not enough, it is also importantto measure the content of toxic organic compounds in low concentrations, However, it is notpractical to analyse all substances in the leachate and for making evaluation of treatmentsfeasible our own analytical protocol was created, The efficiency of tested treatmentprocedures was evaluated by measuring changes in concentrations of a number of chosenparameters and organic compounds before and after treatment The treatment methods testedthat showed the highest efficiency towards organic pollutants in leachate were ozonetreatment and chemical oxidation with Fenton's reagent However, more natural basedmethods like filtering the leachate through a bed with peat mixed with carbon containingbottom-ash showed promising results.

Treatment of landfill leachates by comparing advanced oxidation and coagulation-flocculation processes coupled with activated carbon adsorption

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Ramíirez Zamora ◽  
A. Durán Moreno ◽  
M.T. Ortade Velásquez ◽  
I. Monje Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Continuous Reactor ◽  
Landfill Leachates ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption ◽  
Colour Removal ◽  
Carbon Adsorption ◽  
The One ◽  
Flocculation Process

This work compares two pre-treatments (coagulation-flocculation process (CF) and the Fenton oxidation Method (FE)) of the activated carbon adsorption process (AC) to optimize the removal of the organic compounds in landfill leachates. The content of organic compounds was measured in terms of three global parameters: colour, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The result obtained in discontinuous reactor conditions showed an increase in colour removal from 1.5 to 2.0 times and a decrease of COD between 0.3 to 0.5 times for the FE-AC treatment, in relation to the CF-AC treatment. On the other hand, the data obtained in continuous reactor conditions (packed columns) showed that the column fed with leachate CF exhibited operation times 1.3 times longer and a better physiochemical quality in the filtrate (COD and colour) than the one fed with the FE leachate. Nevertheless, the adsorption capacities in the colour removal column of COD and DOC were higher for the FE leachate.

Introduction

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felia Allum
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
The Third ◽  
Public Contracts

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the Neapolitan Camorra. The Camorra is the third-largest Italian mafia and is predominately active in Naples and the Campania region. Today, the Camorra has become a powerful criminal force capable of controlling sectors of the European and Italian drug, counterfeit, cigarette, and waste-management markets as well as investing in many legitimate businesses in Naples, Italy, and Europe, and winning many local and national public contracts. Compared to other mafias, the Camorra has always been considered less dangerous because it is more visible, territorial, and amateurish. However, when camorristi move abroad, they become less attached to a specific territory and focus purely on economic activities. They do not migrate as clans but as individuals who manage to “camouflage” themselves so efficiently that it becomes difficult to recognize them as a threat to foreign societies and economies.

The Technology Demonstration of the Third Generation JPL Electronic Nose on the International Space Station

2012 ◽  
pp. 275-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit V. Shevade ◽  
Margie L. Homer ◽  
Adam K. Kisor ◽  
Shiao-Ping S. Yen ◽  
Liana M. Lara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Electronic Nose ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Chemical Species ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Short Term ◽  
International Space ◽  
The Third ◽  
Technology Demonstration

This chapter describes the development, operation, and experimental results of the Third Generation JPL Electronic Nose (ENose), which operated on board the International Space Station (ISS) as a technology demonstration for seven months from 2008-2009. The JPL ENose is an array of chemiresistive sensors designed to monitor the environment for the sudden release of targeted chemical species, such as leaks or spills. The Third Generation JPL ENose was designed to detect, identify, and quantify eleven chemical species, three inorganic, ammonia, mercury, and sulfur dioxide, and eight organic compounds, which represent common classes of organic compounds such as alcohols, aromatics, and halocarbons. Chemical species were quantified at or below their 24 hour Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations (SMAC), generally in the parts-per-million range; some targeted species were detected in the parts-per-billion range. Analysis of third generation JPL ENose monitoring data on ISS show the short term presence of low concentrations of alcohols, octafluoropropane, and formaldehyde as well as frequent short term unknown events. Repeated unknown events were identified post-flight as sulfur hexafluoride.

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