Essays about: "landfill leachates"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words landfill leachates.

  1. 1. Evaluation of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and extractable organic fluorine (EOF) in composite wastewater samples from a hazardous waste management facility

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Felicia Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been used broadly in industries, firefighting foams, surfactant materials and consumer products. These compounds are very resistant to degradation in the environment and high exposure to these compounds may cause health issues such as cancer and immunosuppression. READ MORE

  3. 2. An investigation of some properties of Shredder Fines and an element analysis of its ash to find new ways of dealing with this waste

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Adeel Naidoo; [2020]
    Keywords : Shredder fines; Bottom ash; Ash analysis; Combustion; Chemical fractionation; Elemental analysis; Cement industry; Metal recovery;

    Abstract : Shredder fines are the materials with a particle size of less than 10 mm resulting from the shredding of vehicles and complex metal scrap from industries and municipalities. This waste is currently used as landfill construction material, but Stena Recycling wanted to know whether the bottom ash from the combustion of this waste could be useful to the cement industry, and whether it would be feasible to extract Cu and Zn from this ash. READ MORE

  4. 3. Waste Management System Assessment in the North of Argentina

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Maria Eugenia Quiroga Ekman; [2017]
    Keywords : Integrated waste management; solid waste; methodology; waste management; waste treatment; landfill; organic waste; biogas;

    Abstract : During the last decades, solid waste management has been going through a lot of changes regarding, regulation and applications of models and systems. New practices to solve environmental problems have been approached in different scenarios, situations and in different countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of sorption behavior of two reactive filter materials using dual column laboratory investigation.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Daniel Megersa; [2015]
    Keywords : Onsite waste water treatment; Reactive filter materials; Polonite; Zeolite; Sorption; Ion-exchange; Adsorption; Precipitation; Dual-Column experiment;

    Abstract : Phosphorous and nitrogen are vital elements for the well-being of biological life. Industrial discharges, waste water infiltration systems, conventional waste water collection and treatment systems, agricultural runoffs and landfill leachates had been emitting significant quantity of these nutrients into water bodies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigation of a landfill leachate treatment plant in southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Alessandro Sarno; [2014]
    Keywords : nitrification; landfill leachate; on-site treatment; nitrogen mass balance; nitrogen removal; ammonia volatilization.; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Dissolved ammonia is often referred to as one of the major contaminants in landfill leachates. Discharge concentration limits for municipal wastewater treatment plants in Sweden have been tightened in order to meet higher water quality standards. READ MORE