Indicating landfill stabilization state by using leachate property from Laogang Refuse Landfill

Abstract

Variation and evolution process of leachate can be applied as a reference for landfill stabilization phase. In this work, leachates with different ages were collected from Laogang Refuse Landfill, and characterized with 14 key parameters. Simultaneously, principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to develop a synthetic parameter-F based on these 14 parameters, and a logarithm equation was simulated for the landfill stabilization process finally. It was predicted that leachates would meet Class I and Class II in standard for pollution control on the landfill site of municipal solid waste (GB 16889-1997) after 32 years and 22 years disposal under the natural attenuation in the humid and warm southern areas of China, respectively. The predication of landfill state would be more accurate and useful according to the synthetic parameter F of leachate from a working landfill.

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Keywords

landfill stabilization / leachate evolution / principal component analysis

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50908144 and 41173108), “Chenguang” project supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation (No. Z1126862), SCM-“Chenxing” project by Shanghai Jiaotong University (2011) and Key Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 10DZ120010B).

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