Migration of pollutants in porous soil environment

Landfill leachate makes a potential source of ground water pollution. Municipal waste landfill substratum can be used for removal of pollutants from leachate. Model research was performed with use of a sand bed and artificially prepared leachates. Effectiveness of filtration in a bed of specific thi...

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Published inArchives of environmental protection Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 87 - 95
Main Authors Szymański, Kazimierz, Janowska, Beata
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw De Gruyter Open 01.09.2016
Polish Academy of Sciences
Subjects
Decomposition
Humidity
landfill leachates
Leachates
linear multiple regression functions
migration
Pollutants
Water pollution
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Summary:Landfill leachate makes a potential source of ground water pollution. Municipal waste landfill substratum can be used for removal of pollutants from leachate. Model research was performed with use of a sand bed and artificially prepared leachates. Effectiveness of filtration in a bed of specific thickness was assessed based on the total solids content. Result of the model research indicated that the mass of pollutants contained in leachate filtered by a layer of porous soil ( ) depends on the mass of pollutants supplied ( ). Determined regression functions indicate agreement with empirical values of variable . The determined regression functions allow for qualitative and quantitative assessment of influence of the analysed independent variables ( , , ) on values of mass of pollutants flowing from the medium sand layer. Results of this research can be used to forecast the level of pollution of soil and underground waters lying in the zone of potential impact of municipal waste landfill.
ISSN:2083-4810
2083-4772
2083-4810
DOI:10.1515/aep-2016-0026