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Mucheye Y, Reddythota D. Investigation of the impact of municipal solid waste disposal site leachate on surface water resources in Hosanna Town, Ethiopia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-34017-y. [PMID: 38922466 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Surface water resources are the most precious, yet they are also the most vulnerable to pollution. Consequently, maintaining the sustainability of water supplies is critical for livestock support to achieve SDG goals. Landfill leachate poses a significant threat to water resources in developing countries. This study aims to determine how the Hosanna town landfill site affects the Jewie River by analysing the quality of the Alela and Ajew streams and the landfill leachate in both wet and dry seasons. Furthermore, assess the suitability of the water quality for agricultural purposes. The leachate pollution index (LPI), Canadian Council Member of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCMEWQI), and irrigation water quality indices (IWQI) were computed for both seasons using two composite leachate samples and five flow-pace composite river samples. In the wet season, the leachate pollution indices for L1 and L2 ranged from 20.87 to 22.47, respectively. During the dry season, the leachate pollutant index of L1 and L2 was found to be 24.42 and 27.98. Only the Ajew River stream was affected during the dry season because the landfill site is only 46 m away. Both the Ajew and Alela River streams are infested during the rainy season. Irrigation index concentrations revealed that the river water is suitable for cultivation. The early stages of landfill waste maturation are evident from the LPI results. Relocating the dump site is necessary to safeguard water resources because leachate has entered the river streams.
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- Yibeltal Mucheye
- Faculty of Water Supply and Environmental Engineering, Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, SNNPR, Ethiopia
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- Faculty of Water Supply and Environmental Engineering, Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
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Dagwar PP, Dutta D. Landfill leachate a potential challenge towards sustainable environmental management. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 926:171668. [PMID: 38485011 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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The increasing amount of waste globally has led to a rise in the use of landfills, causing more pollutants to be released through landfill leachate. This leachate is a harmful mix formed from various types of waste at a specific site, and careful disposal is crucial to prevent harm to the environment. Understanding the physical and chemical properties, age differences, and types of landfills is essential to grasp how landfill leachate behaves in the environment. The use of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in managing leachate is noticeable, as applying these goals directly is crucial in reducing the negative effects of landfill leachate. This detailed review explores the origin of landfill leachate, its characteristics, global classification by age, composition analysis, consequences of mismanagement, and the important role of SDGs in achieving sustainable landfill leachate management. The aim is to provide a perspective on the various aspects of landfill leachate, covering its origin, key features, global distribution, environmental impacts from poor management, and importance of SDGs which can guide for sustainable mitigation within a concise framework.
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- Pranav Prashant Dagwar
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh 522 240, India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh 522 240, India.
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Dos Santos BLB, Vieira Y, Abou Taleb MF, Ibrahim MM, Reis MA, do Nascimento BF, Oliveira MLS, Silva LFO, Dotto GL. Remediation through the coordinated use of local rice husk residues for the selective adsorption of iron and nickel in real landfill leachate. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 358:120893. [PMID: 38640761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Herein, we demonstrate the prospects of tackling several environmental problems by transforming a local rice husk residue into an effective adsorbent, which was then applied for the treatment of real landfill leachate (LL). The study focused on establishing (i) the effect of simple washing on morphological aspects, (ii) evaluating target adsorption capacity for total iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni), (iii) determining regeneration and reuse potential of the adsorbent and (iv) complying to the requirements of worldwide legislations for reuse of treated LL wastewater. The adsorbent was prepared by employing a simple yet effective purification process that can be performed in situ. The LL was collected post-membrane treatment, and the characterizations revealed high concentrations of Fe, Ni, and organic matter content. The simple washing affected the crystallinity, resulting in structural alterations of the adsorbents, also increasing the porosity and specific surface. The adsorption process for Ni occurred naturally at pH 6, but adjusting the pH to 3 significantly improved removal efficiency and adsorption capacity for total Fe. The kinetics were accurately described by the pseudo-second-order model, while the Langmuir model provided a better fit for the isotherms. The adsorbent was stable for 5 reuses, and the metals adsorbed were recovered through basic leaching. The removal capacities achieved underscore the remarkable effectiveness of the process, ensuring the treated LL wastewater meets rigorous global environmental legislations for safe use in irrigation. Thus, by employing the compelling methods herein optimized it is possible to refer to the of solving three environmental problems at once.
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- Bárbara Luiza Brandenburg Dos Santos
- Research Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-8, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Research Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-8, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-8, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, 50670-910, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Research Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-8, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Aryal M, Adhikary S. Solid waste management practices and challenges in Besisahar municipality, Nepal. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0292758. [PMID: 38512823 PMCID: PMC10956786 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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This study is a comprehensive assessment of the waste management system in Besisahar municipality. Information and some data have been collected from the municipality of Besisahar, followed by interviews with municipal officials responsible for waste management, stakeholders, waste workers, and residents. A total of 230 households, 20 schools, 10 government and private offices, 10 financial institutions, 60 commercial hotels, restaurants, and shops, and 20 medical shops and healthcare institutions, were selected in this study by random sampling. An extensive field study was conducted within all municipal wards and at dump sites. The results indicated that 42.14% of solid waste was collected through door-to-door collection services, 5.87% was mismanaged in open public places, 11.21% was used as compost manure, and the rest was discarded on riverbanks, dug up, and burned. A large component of the characterization of household waste consisted of organic waste (68.03%), followed by paper/paper products (8.13%), agricultural waste (5.5%), plastic (5.21%), construction (3.81%), textile (2.72%), metals (0.54%), glass (1.01%), rubber (0.10%), electronic (0.05%), pharmaceutical (0.1%) and others (4.78%) in the Besishahar municipality. Solid waste generation was found to be at 197.604 g/capita/day, as revealed by cluster sampling in 230 households. Around 4.285 tons-solid waste/day were generated in urban areas, while 16.13 tons-solid waste/day was estimated for the whole municipality. An important correlation between the parameters of solid waste was found by statistical analysis. Currently, solid waste is dumped on riverbanks, open fields, and springs, creating environmental and health hazards. The findings of this study will be useful to Besisahar municipality and its stakeholders in forming policies that facilitate waste management practices in this region and promote sustainable waste management systems.
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- Mahendra Aryal
- Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Tri-Chandra Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Economics, School of Law, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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Folino A, Gentili E, Komilis D, Calabrò PS. A 35-year monitoring of an Italian landfill: Effect of recirculation of reverse osmosis concentrate on leachate characteristics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:170234. [PMID: 38246370 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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"Fossetto" landfill (Monsummano Terme - Tuscany, Italy) started operation in 1988 as a controlled landfill accepting mixed municipal solid waste collected without any attempt of recycling. Then, progressively, following the evolution of the state-of-the-art, it adopted biogas extraction and valorisation systems and mechanical-biological treatment for incoming waste (both since 2003). Finally, since 2006, in the plant is performed on-site reverse osmosis leachate treatment with the concentrated leachate being recirculated back into the landfill body. Recently a new landfill cell, separate from the others, was put in operation adding a capacity of 200,000 m3 to the already available 1,095,000 m3. This plant can provide long term leachate composition data to study the evolution and impact of changing landfill technology and waste composition on various parameters. The rise in leachate production (+84 % in 2018-2022 respect to the period before recirculation) cannot be totally attributable to recirculation but could be also linked to the increase in the amount of landfilled waste. The concentration of certain parameters (NH4+, Cl- and to a less extent of COD) increased (+60 %, +58 %, +17 % respectively in the last five years with respect to the period before recirculation); however, this increase did not influence the performance of the treatment plant. Nevertheless, the overall leachate management would benefit from an optimized reinjection system.
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- A Folino
- Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, via Zehender - loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CMSA Cooperativa Muratori Sterratori e Affini, Via L. Ariosto 3, 51016 Montecatini Terme, PT, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, GR 671 32 Xanthi, Greece
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- Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, via Zehender - loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Enokihara GH, Loures CCA, Izário Filho HJ, Alcântara MAK, Siqueira AF, Da Rós PCM, Napoleão DAS, Aguiar LGD. Kinetic modelling of total organic carbon degradation in dairy wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:880-887. [PMID: 36170183 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2130103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Several treatment strategies have been proposed to minimize the environmental impact of dairy wastewaters. However, their complex and variable composition makes it difficult to predict the degradation kinetics of organic compounds. In this study, we used a mathematical approach to describe the kinetics of total organic carbon degradation in real dairy wastewater by photo-Fenton oxidation. The reactions were conducted under different ultraviolet light intensities, pH, temperature and Fenton reagent concentrations, obtaining a maximum TOC removal of 90.84%. The kinetic model was developed based on well-established photo-Fenton reactions. The present approach considers that account that small and large molecules of unknown contaminants are present in the effluent, and the smaller molecules are consumed first. The specific degradation rate (kd) was considered as an exponential function of total organic carbon conversion, comprising this effect of molecular size distribution on the treatment process. Fitting of experimental data to model predictions provided mean R2 values of 0.843-0.953.
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- Gisella Harue Enokihara
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Basic and Environmental Sciences, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
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Zhao Y, Zhang X, Jian Z, Gong Y, Meng X. Effect of landfill leachate on arsenic migration and transformation in shallow groundwater systems. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:5032-5042. [PMID: 38148459 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31629-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater has affected human health and environmental safety worldwide. Hundreds of millions of people in more than 100 countries around the world are directly or indirectly troubled by arsenic-contaminated groundwater. In addition, arsenic contamination of groundwater caused by leakage of leachate from municipal solid waste landfills has occurred in some countries and regions, which has attracted widespread attention. Understanding how domestic waste landfill leachate affects the arsenic's migration and transformation in shallow groundwater is crucial for accurate assessment of the distribution and ecological hazards of arsenic in groundwater. Based on literature review, this study systematically summarized and discussed the basic characteristics of landfill leachate, the mechanism of arsenic pollution in groundwater, and the effect of landfill leachate on the migration and transformation of arsenic in groundwater. Combined with relevant research findings and practical experience, countermeasures and suggestions to limit the impact of landfill leachate on the migration and transformation of arsenic in groundwater are put forward.
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- Ying Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- Center for Environmental Systems, Department of Civil, Environmental & Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, 07030, USA
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Koutsou OP, Mandylas C, Fountoulakis MS, Stasinakis AS. Leachate management in medium- and small-sized sanitary landfills: a Greek case study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:120994-121006. [PMID: 37950121 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30934-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The sustainable management of landfill leachates remains a matter of important concern in many countries. We used as case study a medium-sized Greek landfill, and we initially investigated the performance of the existing secondary leachate treatment system. The activated sludge process removed chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), NH4-N, and PO4-P by 55%, 84%, 94%, and 14%, respectively, but the effluents did not meet the legislation requirements for discharge or reuse. Afterwards, different management options of these effluents (co-treatment with sewage in the centralized treatment plant, onsite tertiary treatment with reverse osmosis, granular activated carbon (GAC), ozonation, photo-Fenton, or constructed wetlands) were evaluated regarding their operational costs and environmental footprint. The use of constructed wetlands presented the lower operational cost, energy requirements, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, not exceeding 21.5 kg CO2eq/day. On the other hand, the power consumption and the GHG emissions of the other on-site technologies ranged from 0.37 kWh/m3 and 5.56 kg CO2eq/day (use of GAC) to 39.19 kWh/m3 and 588.6 kg CO2eq/day (use of ozonation), respectively. The co-treatment of the leachates with municipal wastewater required 0.6 kWh/m3 and emitted 30.18 kg CO2eq/day. For achieving zero-discharge of the treated leachates, a system consisting of constructed wetlands and evaporation ponds in series was designed.
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- Olga P Koutsou
- Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, 81100, Mytilene, Greece
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Khan O, Mufazzal S, Sherwani AF, Khan ZA, Parvez M, Idrisi MJ. Experimental investigation and multi-performance optimization of the leachate recirculation based sustainable landfills using Taguchi approach and an integrated MCDM method. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19102. [PMID: 37925554 PMCID: PMC10625540 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Landfill leachates contain harmful substances viz. chemicals, heavy metals, and pathogens, that pose a threat to human health and the environment. Unattended leachate can also cause ground water contamination, soil pollution and air pollution. This study focuses on management of leachate, by recirculating the rich, nutrient-filled fluid back into the landfills, turning it to a bioreactor, thereby maximising the performance parameters of landfills favourable for electricity production by the waste to energy plants. This study demonstrates a sustainable alternative method for utilising the fluid, rather than treating it using an extremely expensive treatment process. Further, it also experimentally investigates the effect of varying levels of five input parameters of the landfill including waste particle size, waste addition, inorganic content in waste, leachate recirculation rate, and landfill age, each at five levels, on the multiple performance of the landfill using Taguchi's L25 standard orthogonal array. Experimental results are analysed using an integrated MCDM approach i.e. MEREC-PIV method and statistical techniques such as analysis of mean (ANOM) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results indicate that the optimal setting of the input parameters is waste particle size at 9 ppm, waste addition at 80 Ktoe, inorganic content in waste at 2%, leachate recirculation rate at 250 l/day and landfill age at 3 years. Further, inorganic content waste is found to be the most significant parameter for the multiple performance of the landfill. This study presents a novel approach to produce input parameters for power plants which may enhance their profitability and sustainability.
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- Osama Khan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Al Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India
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- Department of Mathematics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia.
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Ciftcioglu-Gozuacik B, Ulutug FC, Denizli A, Dizge N, Karagunduz A, Keskinler B. Simultaneous production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from recovered volatile fatty acid with treatment of leachate by Pilot-Scale Mechanical Vapor Recompression. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 388:129743. [PMID: 37716573 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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Serious global problems faced due to many petroleum-based materials in the last century, which is called the plastic age, constitute the main motivation of this research. Considering wastewater treatment from this perspective, both the recovery of organic acids from wastewater and their conversion into bioplastics are extremely important in terms of reducing petroleum dependency. In this study, while the treatment of landfill leachate was provided with biological process integrated into Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR), simultaneously PHBV production was carried out with 84.9% recovered VFA as carbon source. The effects of C/N/P ratio and feeding regime on PHBV storage were investigated by Cupriavidus necator. PHBV storage of 96% (g PHBV/g DCW) was maximized by 2-stage feeding and nitrogen restriction. The ratio of 3HV to 3HB of PHBV was 45%. In addition, extracted PHBV was compared with standard PHA in terms of thermal and chemical properties with FTIR, XRD, TGA and DSC analyses.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Mersin University, Mersin 33343, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli 41400, Turkey.
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Siddiqi SA, Rahman S, Al-Mamun A, Nayak JK, Sana A, Baawain MS. A new treatment step of bioelectrochemically treated leachate using natural clay adsorption towards sustainable leachate treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:111903-111915. [PMID: 37540418 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28997-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Standalone and combined leachate treatment mechanisms suffer from low treatment efficiencies due to leachate's complex, toxic, and recalcitrant nature. Bioelectrochemical system (BES) was used for the first time to investigate the treatment of leachate mixed wastewater (WW) (i.e., diluted leachate, DL) (DL ≈ L:WW = 1:4) to minimize these complexities. A natural clay (palygorskite) was used as adsorbent material for further treatment on the BES effluent (EBES) while using two different masses and sizes (i.e., 3 g and 6 g of raw crushed clay (RCC) and 75 μ of sieved clay (75 μSC)). According to bioelectrochemical performance, BES, when operated with low external resistance (Rext = 1 Ω) (BES 1), showed a high removal of COD and NH3-N with 28% and 36%, respectively. On the other hand, a high Rext (100 Ω, BES 100) resulted in low removal of NH3-N with 10% but revealed high COD removal by 78.26%. Moreover, the 6 g doses of 75 μSC and RCC showed the maximum COD removals of 62% and 38% and showed the maximum removal of NH3-N with an average range of 40% for both sizes. After efficient desorption, both clay sizes resulted in regeneration performance which was observed with high COD (75%) and NH3-N (34%) on EBES. Therefore, when BES and clay adsorption technique sequentially treated and achieved with combined removal of ~ 98% for COD and ~ 80% of NH3-N, it demonstrated an efficient treatment method for DL treatment.
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- Sajjad Ahmad Siddiqi
- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, P.C. 123, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- Global Enviroquest LLC, P.O. Box 1530, P.C. 121, Azaiba, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, P.C. 123, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- Department of Civil Engineering, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, P.C. 123, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, P.C. 123, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, P.C. 123, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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El-Saadony MT, Saad AM, El-Wafai NA, Abou-Aly HE, Salem HM, Soliman SM, Abd El-Mageed TA, Elrys AS, Selim S, Abd El-Hack ME, Kappachery S, El-Tarabily KA, AbuQamar SF. Hazardous wastes and management strategies of landfill leachates: A comprehensive review. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 2023; 31:103150. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2023.103150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Upadhyay A, Singh R, Talwar P, Verma N, Ahire PD, Khatri H, Masakapalli SK, Pareek N, Kumar V, Kovalev AA, Zhuravleva EA, Litti YV, Vivekanand V. Insights into sustainable resource and energy recovery from leachate towards emission mitigation for environmental management: A critical approach. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 343:118219. [PMID: 37229852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The exponential generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) and landfill disposal without any treatment has increased the continuous generation of landfill leachate. Improper MSW and leachate management are contributing to environmental degradation and water and soil pollution, which must be treated. Numerous works have been conducted on leachate treatments for energy and resource recovery. This review presents a comprehensive study of leachate management in which different treatment methods are discussed to analyze the suitability of processes that can be employed to treat leachate efficiently. Further, the characteristics of leachate are examined as properties of leachate may be varied depending upon the region. Still, several challenges related to leachate management and its treatments are discussed in this study. An integrated system could be a better option for treating leachate because it contains large amounts of organic and inorganic compounds. Proper leachate management would help to recover energy and value-added products (metals).
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- Apoorva Upadhyay
- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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- School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, 175075, India.
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- Department of Sports Bio-Sciences, School of Sports Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, 305817, India.
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- Bioenergy and Resource Management Centre, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom.
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM", 1st Institutskiy Proezd, 5, 109428, Moscow, Russia.
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- Federal Research Center "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 33, 2, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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- Federal Research Center "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 33, 2, 119071, Moscow, Russia.
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- Centre for Energy and Environment, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, Rajasthan, India.
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Zheng L, Lin H, Dong Y, Li B, Lu Y. A promising approach for simultaneous removal of ammonia and multiple heavy metals from landfill leachate by carbonate precipitating bacterium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 456:131662. [PMID: 37247490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The effective and cheap remediation of ammonia (NH+4) and multiple heavy metals from landfill leachate is currently a grand challenge. In this study, Paracoccus denitrificans AC-3, a bacterial strain capable of heterotrophic nitrification aerobic denitrification (HNAD) and carbonate precipitation, exhibited good tolerance to a variety of heavy metals and could remove 99.70% of NH+4, 99.89% of zinc (Zn2+), 97.42% of cadmium (Cd2+) and 46.19% of nickel (Ni2+) simultaneously after 24 h of incubation. The conversion pathway of NH+4 by strain AC-3 was dominated by assimilation (84.68%), followed by HNAD (14.93%), and the increase in environmental pH was mainly dependent on assimilation rather than HNAD. Calcium (Ca2+) primarily played four roles in heavy metal mineralization: (ⅰ) improving bacterial tolerance to heavy metals; (ⅱ) ensuring the HNAD capacity of strain AC-3; (ⅲ) co-precipitating with heavy metals; and (ⅳ) precipitating into calcite to adsorb heavy metals. The heavy metals removal mechanisms were mainly calcite adsorption and formation of carbonate and hydroxide precipitation for Zn2+, co-precipitation for Cd2+, and adsorption for Ni2+. The Zn2+, Cd2+, and Ni2+ precipitates displayed unique morphologies. This research provided a promising biological resource for the simultaneous remediation of NH+4 and heavy metals from landfill leachate.
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- Lili Zheng
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory on Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory on Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory on Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory on Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory on Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China
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Faggiano A, De Carluccio M, Cerrato F, Garcia Junior CA, Proto A, Fiorentino A, Rizzo L. Improving organic matter and nutrients removal and minimizing sludge production in landfill leachate pre-treatment by Fenton process through a comprehensive response surface methodology approach. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 340:117950. [PMID: 37094386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Landfill leachate (LL) represents a very complex effluent difficult to treat and to manage which usually requires a chemical pre-treatment. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) was used to identify the optimum operating conditions of the Fenton process as a pre-treatment of LL in order to reduce the high organic content and simultaneously optimize the BOD5:TN:TP ratio. The dosages of Fenton process reagents, namely Fe2+ and H2O2, were used as variables for the implementation of RSM. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), five-days biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) removals (and simultaneously BOD5:TN:TP ratio), sludge-to-iron ratio (SIR) and organic removal-to-sludge ratio (ORSR) were selected as target responses. This approach considered the SIR and ORSR parameters which are a useful tool for assessing sludge formation during the process along with organic matter removal. The variables (H2O2 and Fe2+ concentrations) significantly affected the responses, as the role of oxidation mechanism is dominant with respect to coagulation one. The pH for the process was fixed to 2.8 while the treatment time was set to 2 h. The optimum operational conditions obtained by perturbation and 3D surface plot, were found to be 4262 mg/L and 5104 mg/L for Fe2+ and H2O2, respectively (H2O2/Fe2+ molar ratio = 2) with COD, BOD5, TN and TP removals of 70%, 67%, 84% and 96% respectively, while SIR and ORSR final values were 1.15 L/mol and 33.79 g/L respectively, in accordance with models-predicted values. Moreover, the initial unbalanced BOD5:TN:TP ratio (9:1:1) was significantly improved (100:6:1), making the effluent suitable for a subsequent biological treatment. The investigated approach allowed to optimize the removal of organic load and nutrients as well as to minimize the sludge formation in Fenton process, providing a useful tool for the operation and management of LL pre-treatment.
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- Antonio Faggiano
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "Adolfo Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Water Science and Technology Group (WaSTe), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- ODS6 Clean Water and Sanitation, Av. dos Holandeses Ed. Century, Sala 2 - Térreo CEP, 65071-380, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "Adolfo Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "Adolfo Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Water Science and Technology Group (WaSTe), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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de Almeida R, Porto RF, Quintaes BR, Bila DM, Lavagnolo MC, Campos JC. A review on membrane concentrate management from landfill leachate treatment plants: The relevance of resource recovery to close the leachate treatment loop. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2023; 41:264-284. [PMID: 35924944 PMCID: PMC9972246 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x221116212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Membrane filtration processes have been used to treat landfill leachate. On the other hand, closing the leachate treatment loop and finding a final destination for landfill leachate membrane concentrate (LLMC) - residual stream of membrane systems - is challenging for landfill operators. The re-introduction of LLMC into the landfill is typical; however, this approach is critical as concentrate pollutants may accumulate in the leachate treatment facility. From that, leachate concentrate management based on resource recovery rather than conventional treatment and disposal is recommended. This work comprehensively reviews the state-of-the-art of current research on LLMC management from leachate treatment plants towards a resource recovery approach. A general recovery train based on the main LLMC characteristics for implementing the best recovery scheme is presented in this context. LLMCs could be handled by producing clean water and add-value materials. This paper offers critical insights into LLMC management and highlights future research trends.
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- Ronei de Almeida
- School of Chemistry, Inorganic
Processes Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
- Department of Civil, Environmental and
Architectural Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Ronei de Almeida, School of Chemistry,
Inorganic Processes Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 149
Athos da Silveira Ramos Avenue, laboratory I-124, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909,
Brazil.
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- School of Chemistry, Inorganic
Processes Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environment
Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and
Architectural Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- School of Chemistry, Inorganic
Processes Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
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Glarakis J, Remmas N, Azis K, Melidis P. Retrofitting a full-scale multistage landfill leachate treatment plant by introducing coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation and ultrafiltration process steps. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:326. [PMID: 36692638 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-10939-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Considering that landfilling still remains among the most commonly used methods for the confrontation of solid wastes, effective methods should be applied to treat the leachate generated, due to its recalcitrant nature. In this work, a full-scale system consisting of two SBRs operating in parallel (350 m3 each) and two activated carbon (AC) columns operating in series (3 m3 each) was retrofitted by introducing a coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation (C/F/S) unit of 7.8 m3 and an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane of 100 m2 to effectively treat landfill leachate. The raw leachate was characterized by high COD and NH4+-N concentration, i.e., 3095 ± 706 mg/L and 1054 ± 141 mg/L respectively, a BOD/COD ratio of 0.22, and high concentrations of certain heavy metals. Leachate processing in this retrofitted multistage treatment system resulted in total COD removal efficiency of 89.84%, with biological treatment, C/F, UF, and AC contributing 46.31%, 4.68%, 15.98%, and 22.87% to the overall organic content removal. The retrofitted scheme achieved an overall NH4+-N and TKN removal of 92.03% and 91.75% respectively, attributed mostly to the activity of an effective nitrifying community. Color number (CN) was reduced by 26.96%, 10.29%, 15.94%, and 5.39% after the activated sludge, the C/F, the UF, and the AC adsorption process respectively, corresponding to a 58.91% overall decrease. Regarding heavy metal removal, all elements examined, apart from Ni, i.e., effluent As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mg, Mn, and Pb, were below the legislative limits set by the national authorities for restricted or unrestricted irrigation. Lastly, total operating expenses (OPEX) were estimated as equal to 72,687 €/year or 6.64 €/m3.
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- John Glarakis
- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67132, Xanthi, Greece
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- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67132, Xanthi, Greece
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- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67132, Xanthi, Greece
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- Laboratory of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67132, Xanthi, Greece.
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Díaz AI, Laca A, Díaz M. Approach to a fungal treatment of a biologically treated landfill leachate. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 322:116085. [PMID: 36063693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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White-rot fungi (WRF) have the ability to synthetize extracellular enzymes that could degrade recalcitrant pollutants. The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of P. chrysosporium to treat a biologically and physically pre-treated landfill leachate which high load of refractory compounds (COD>1000 mg/L, BOD5<50 mg/L) in order to reduce COD and colour. Batch tests were carried out at 26 °C and 135 rpm for 15 days. The soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD), soluble biological oxygen demand (sBOD5) and colour, as well as the lignin peroxidase (LiP) and manganese peroxidase (MnP) enzymatic activities were analysed. Besides, the effects of different operating conditions, i.e., pH control, permeate dilution and supplementation, on treatment efficacy were investigated. The control of pH was shown to be key for fungal treatment. In addition, it was found that the addition of carbon and nitrogen sources improved the enzymatic synthesis and the removals of sCOD and colour. Data here obtained open the possibility of using fungi for reducing the amount of recalcitrant pollutants still present in treated landfill leachates or similar effluents.
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- Ana Isabel Díaz
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, C/Julián Clavería, s/n, E-33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, C/Julián Clavería, s/n, E-33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, C/Julián Clavería, s/n, E-33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Wilk BK, Szopińska M, Sobaszek M, Pierpaoli M, Błaszczyk A, Luczkiewicz A, Fudala-Ksiazek S. Electrochemical oxidation of landfill leachate using boron-doped diamond anodes: pollution degradation rate, energy efficiency and toxicity assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:65625-65641. [PMID: 35501433 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19915-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Electrochemical oxidation (EO), due to high efficiency and small carbon footprint, is regarded as an attractive option for on-site treatment of highly contaminated wastewater. This work shows the effectiveness of EO using three boron-doped diamond electrodes (BDDs) in sustainable management of landfill leachate (LL). The effect of the applied current density (25-100 mA cm-2) and boron doping concentration (B/C ratio: 500 ppm, 10,000 ppm and 15,000 ppm) on the performance of EO was investigated. It was found that, of the electrodes used, the one most effective at COD, BOD20 and ammonia removal (97.1%, 98.8% and 62%, respectively) was the electrode with the lowest boron doping. Then, to better elucidate the ecological role of LLs, before and after EO, cultivation of faecal bacteria and microscopic analysis of total (prokaryotic) cell number, together with ecotoxicity assay (Daphnia magna, Thamnocephalus platyurus and Artemia salina) were combined for the two better-performing electrodes. The EO process was very effective at bacterial cell inactivation using each of the two anodes, even within 2 h of contact time. In a complex matrix of LLs, this is probably a combined effect of electrogenerated oxidants (hydroxyl radicals, active chlorine and sulphate radicals), which may penetrate into the bacterial cells and/or react with cellular components. The toxicity of EO-treated LLs proved to be lower than that of raw ones. Since toxicity drops with increased boron doping, it is believed that appropriate electrolysis parameters can diminish the toxicity effect without compromising the nutrient-removal and disinfection capability, although salinity of LLs and related multistep-oxidation pathways needs to be further elucidated.
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- Barbara Krystyna Wilk
- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland.
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdansk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza St, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland
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He L, Yu J, Lin Z, Huang Y, He X, Shi S, Zhou J. Organic matter removal performance, pathway and microbial community succession during the construction of high-ammonia anaerobic biosystems treating anaerobic digestate food waste effluent. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115428. [PMID: 35649332 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study aimed to establish anaerobic biosystems which could tolerate high ammonia, and investigate the microbial community structure in these reactors. High-ammonia anaerobic biosystems that could tolerate 3600 mg L-1 total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and 1000 mg L-1 free ammonia nitrogen (FAN) were successfully established. The removal efficiencies of COD and total volatile fatty acids (TVFAs) in R1 with dewatered sludge as inoculum were 68.8% and 69.2%, respectively. The maximum methane production rate reached 71.7 ± 1.0 mL CH4 L-1 d-1 at a TAN concentration of 3600 mg L-1. The three-dimension excitation-emission matrix analysis indicated that both easily degradable organics and refractory organics were removed from ADFE in R1 and R2. Functional microorganisms which could bear high ammonia were gradually enriched as TAN stress was elevated. Lysinibacillus, Coprothermobacter and Sporosarcina dominated the final bacterial community. Archaeal community transformed to hydrogenotrophic methanogen. The synergy of Coprothermobacter and Methanothermobacter undertook the organic matter degradation, and was enhanced by increasing TAN stress. This study offers new insights into anaerobic bioremediation of ammonia-rich wastewater.
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- Lei He
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China.
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Pu L, Xia Q, Wang Y, Bu Y, Zhang Q, Gao G. Tailored nanofiltration membranes with enhanced permeability and antifouling performance towards leachate treatment. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Izário Filho HJ, Siqueira AF, Alcântara MAK, Aguiar LG, Rós PCMD, Napoleão DADS, Cavalcanti AS, Brandão JJ. Solar photo-Fenton oxidation of mature landfill leachate: empirical model and chemical inferences. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:2891-2898. [PMID: 33769225 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1909656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, a stochastic model was applied to investigate the degradation of landfill leachate by solar photo-Fenton processes. The coefficient of determination (R2) between experimental and predicted data ranged from 0.9958-0.9995. The optimal conditions for the initial phase (lasting 5-22 min) were high Fe2+ level, low pH level, and intermediate H2O2 level. For the second phase, optimal leachate degradation percentages were obtained by maintaining the pH, increasing H2O2, and decreasing Fe2+ to the lowest level. Determination of optimal reaction conditions (such as pH, Fe2+, and H2O2 values) for both degradation phases is of paramount importance for process scale-up. The major contribution of this study was the development of a tool that considers the effects of one or more reactions on organic carbon degradation. This was achieved by assessing the significance of the effects of experimental conditions on model parameters for the fast and slow steps of leachate degradation by advanced oxidation processes.
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- Hélcio José Izário Filho
- Department of Chemistry, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo (EEL-USP), Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Basic and Environmental Sciences, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo (EEL-USP), Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo (EEL-USP), Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo (EEL-USP), Lorena, Brazil
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Treatment of Stabilized Sanitary Landfill Leachate Using Electrocoagulation Process Equipped with Fe, Al, and Zn Electrodes and Assisted by Cationic Polyacrylamide Coagulant Aid. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-022-07070-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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P S G da Silva VE, de S Rollemberg SL, da S E Santos SG, C V Silva TF, P Vilar VJ, B Dos Santos A. Landfill leachate biological treatment: perspective for the aerobic granular sludge technology. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:45150-45170. [PMID: 35486275 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20451-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Landfill leachates are high-strength complex mixtures containing dissolved organic matter, ammonia, heavy metals, and sulfur species, among others. The problem of leachate treatment has subsisted for some time, but an efficient and cost-effective universal solution capable of ensuring environmental resources protection has not been found. Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) has been considered a promising technology for biological wastewater treatment in recent years. Granules' layered structure, with an aerobic outer layer and an anaerobic/anoxic core, enables the presence of diverse microbial populations without the need for support media, allowing simultaneous removal of different pollutants in a single unit. Besides, its strong and compact arrangement provides higher tolerance to toxic pollutants and the ability to withstand large load fluctuations. Furthermore, its good that settling properties allow high biomass retention and better sludge separation. Nevertheless, AGS-related research has focused on carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus removal, mainly from sanitary sewage. This review aims to summarize and analyze the main findings and problems reported in the literature regarding AGS application to landfill leachate treatment and identify the knowledge gaps for future applications.
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- Vicente E P S G da Silva
- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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Influence of Particle Size and Zeta Potential in Treating Highly Coloured Old Landfill Leachate by Tin Tetrachloride and Rubber Seed. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19053016. [PMID: 35270706 PMCID: PMC8910293 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19053016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Old leachate normally has a low organic compound content, poor biodegradability and is hard to biologically treat. The efficacy of tetravalent metal salts as a coagulant and the application of a natural coagulant as a flocculant in landfill leachate treatment is still inconclusive. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the potential application of tin tetrachloride (SnCl4) as the main coagulant and the rubber seed (Hevea brasiliensis) (RS) as the natural coagulant aid as the sole treatment in eradicating highly coloured and turbid stabilised landfill leachate present at one of the old local landfills in Malaysia. The standard jar test conducted revealed that SnCl4 was able to eliminate 99% and 97.3% of suspended solids (SS) and colour, respectively, at pH8, with 10,000 mg/L dosages, an average particle size of 2419 d·nm, and a zeta potential (ZP) of −0.4 mV. However, RS was found to be ineffective as the main coagulant and could only remove 46.7% of SS and 76.5% of colour at pH3 with 6000 mg/L dosages, and also exhibited smaller particles (933 d·nm) with ZP values of −6.3 mV. When used as a coagulant aid, the polymer bridging mechanism in RS helped in reducing the SnCl4 concentration from 10,000 mg/L to 8000 mg/L by maintaining the same performances. The presence of 1000 mg/L RS as a coagulant aid was able to remove 100% of SS and 97.6% of colour. The study concluded that RS has the potential to be used together with SnCl4 in treating concentrated leachate with SS and colour.
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Purposely Development of the Adaptive Potential of Activated Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Focused on the Treatment of Landfill Leachate. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10030460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Biological treatment is a key technology in landfill leachate treatment However, often its efficiency is not high enough due to the pollutants in concentrations above the critical ones. The present study aimed to investigate the adaptive responses that occur in activated sludge (AS) during landfill leachate purification. A model process with AS from a municipal wastewater treatment plant and landfill leachate in increasing concentrations was constructed. The data showed that when dilutions 25 and 50 times had been applied the structure of the AS was preserved, but the COD cannot be reduced below 209 mg O2/L. The feed of undiluted leachate destroyed the AS structure as SVI was reduced to 1 mL/g, biotic index to 1, floc size was greatly reduced and COD remained high (2526 mg O2/L). The dominant group of protozoa was changed from attached to free-swimming ciliates. An increase of the bacterial groups responsible for the xenobiotics elimination (aerobic heterotrophs, genera Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Azoarcus, Thauera, Alcaligenes) was registered. This was accompanied by a significant increase in free bacteria. The obtained data showed that for optimal treatment of this type of water it is necessary to include a combination of biological treatment with another non-biological method (membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, etc.).
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Assessment of Pretreatments for Highly Concentrated Leachate Waters to Enhance the Performance of Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation with Sustainable Low-Cost Catalysts. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Matured compost, derived from a mechanical and biological treatment (MBT) plant, was used as a precursor to produce catalysts through hydrothermal and thermal carbonization, HC and PC, respectively. HC and PC displayed suitable properties to act as catalysts in the catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) treatment of the highly polluted leachate waters generated in the same MBT plant (TOC0 = 27 g L−1; COD0 = 60 g L−1; BOD5,0 = 23 g L−1). The influence of catalyst loading and pH were studied, considering multiple additions of H2O2. The best experimental conditions found were T = 80 °C, pH0 = 3.0, 7.2 g L−1 of HC catalyst, 85.7 g L−1 of H2O2, added in five batches in one-hour intervals between each addition. Under these experimental conditions, removals of 43%, 52%, 93%, 82%, 35%, 95% and 93% for the COD, TOC, BOD5, aromaticity, chlorides, turbidity and color number (CN) were, respectively, observed. Ion exchange resins and coagulation–flocculation were studied as pretreatment options to reduce the complexity of the leachate waters and enhance the CWPO results. Both strategies resulted in higher mineralization and enhanced the consumption efficiency of H2O2 (ηH2O2). The sequential treatment using coagulation–flocculation and CWPO with PC catalyst showed the best results, achieving abatement of 94%, 70%, 98%, 93%, 31%, 96% and 95% for COD, TOC, BOD5, aromaticity, chlorides, turbidity and CN, respectively.
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Ling LC, Buthiyappan A, Abdul Raman AA, Abdul Jabar NH, Singh R. Performance investigation of electrocoagulation and Electro-Fenton processes for high strength landfill leachate: operational parameters and kinetics. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-02052-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wijekoon P, Koliyabandara PA, Cooray AT, Lam SS, Athapattu BCL, Vithanage M. Progress and prospects in mitigation of landfill leachate pollution: Risk, pollution potential, treatment and challenges. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 421:126627. [PMID: 34343881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The escalating loads of municipal solid waste (MSW) end up in open dumps and landfills, producing continuous flows of landfill leachate. The risk of incorporating highly toxic landfill leachate into environment is important to be evaluated and measured in order to facilitate decision making for landfill leachate management and treatment. Leachate pollution index (LPI) provides quantitative measures of the potential environmental pollution by landfill leachate and information about the environmental quality adjacent to a particular landfill. According to LPI values, most developing countries show high pollution potentials from leachate, mainly due to high organic waste composition and low level of waste management techniques. A special focus on leachate characterization studies with LPI and its integration to treatment, which has not been focused in previous reviews on landfill leachate, is given here. Further, the current review provides a summary related to leachate generation, composition, characterization, risk assessment and treatment together with challenges and perspectives in the sector with its focus to developing nations. Potential commercial and industrial applications of landfill leachate is discussed in the study to provide insights into its sustainable management which is original for the study.
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- Prabuddhi Wijekoon
- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka.
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Bandala ER, Liu A, Wijesiri B, Zeidman AB, Goonetilleke A. Emerging materials and technologies for landfill leachate treatment: A critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 291:118133. [PMID: 34534829 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sanitary landfill is the most popular way to dispose solid wastes with one major drawback: the generation of landfill leachate resulting from percolation of rainfall through exposed landfill areas or infiltration of groundwater into the landfill. The landfill leachate impacts on the environment has forced authorities to stipulate more stringent requirements for pollution control, generating the need for innovative technologies to eliminate waste degradation by-products incorporated in the leachate. Natural attenuation has no effect while conventional treatment processes are not capable of removing some the pollutants contained in the leachate which are reported to reach the natural environment, the aquatic food web, and the anthroposphere. This review critically evaluates the state-of-the-art engineered materials and technologies for the treatment of landfill leachate with the potential for real-scale application. The study outcomes confirmed that only a limited number of studies are available for providing new information about novel materials or technologies suitable for application in the removal of pollutants from landfill leachate. This paper focuses on the type of pollutants being removed, the process conditions and the outcomes reported in the literature. The emerging trends are also highlighted as well as the identification of current knowledge gaps and future research directions along with recommendations related to the application of available technologies for landfill leachate treatment.
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- Erick R Bandala
- Division of Hydrologic Sciences. Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Division of Hydrologic Sciences. Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, USA; School of Science, Program of Water Resource Management, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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Zainal SFFS, Aziz HA, Omar FM, Alazaiza MYD. Influence of Jatropha curcas seeds as a natural flocculant on reducing Tin (IV) tetrachloride in the treatment of concentrated stabilised landfill leachate. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 285:131484. [PMID: 34261011 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Stabilised leachate usually contains lower concentration of organic compounds than younger leachate; it has low biodegradability and generally unsuitable for biological treatment. The effectiveness of tetravalent metal salts in a coagulation-flocculation (C-F) process is still inclusive. Application of natural coagulants as an alternative to the chemical could reduce chemical usage, is less costly, and environmentally friendly. Hence, the objective of the current research is to examine the possibility of reducing the amount of Tin (IV) chloride (SnCl4) as a primary coagulant by adding Jatropha curcas (JC) as a flocculant as a sole treatment through the C-F process in treating concentrated suspended solids (SS) (547 mg/L), colour (19,705 Pt-Co) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) (4202 mg/L) in stabilised landfill leachate. The work also aims to evaluate the sludge properties after treatment. Functional groups, such as carboxylic acids, hydroxyl and amine/amino compounds (protein contents), were detected in the JC seed to facilitate the C-F process by neutralising the charge pollutant in water and cause the possibility of hydrogen bonding interaction between molecules. The combination of JC seed (0.9 g/L) as a flocculant reduced the dosage of SnCl4 as a coagulant from 11.1 g/L to 8.5 g/L with removals of 99.78%, 98.53% and 74.29% for SS, colour and COD, respectively. The presence of JC improved the sludge property with good morphology; the particles were in a rectangular shape, had clumps and strong agglomeration. These properties of sludge proved that JC seed could enhance the adsorption and bridging mechanism in the C-F procedure.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, 14300, Malaysia; School of Civil Engineering, Solid Waste Management Cluster Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, 14300, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering (COE), A'Sharqiyah University (ASU), Ibra, 400, Oman
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Integrated Treatment at Laboratory Scale of a Mature Landfill Leachate via Active Filtration and Anaerobic Digestion: Preliminary Results. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13202845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The management of mature landfill leachate (MLL) represents an increasingly crucial issue to tackle. In this study, the feasibility of an integrated treatment was investigated at the laboratory scale using synthetic leachate with the objective of maximizing the recovery of potentially useful compounds present in leachate (especially ammonia nitrogen). First, in order to remove heavy metals, active filtration of the MLL was carried out using zero-valent iron (ZVI) mixed with either lapillus or granular activated carbon (GAC). The average removal rates for the ZVI/lapillus and the ZVI/GAC filter were 33%, 85%, 66%, and 58% and 56%, 91%, 67%, and 75% for COD, Cu, Ni, and Zn, respectively. Then, pre-treated MLL was added during the anaerobic digestion (AD) of cellulose with the aim of providing bacteria with macro (i.e., ammonia nitrogen) and micro (e.g., residual heavy metals) nutrients. After 38 days, the best performance in terms of cumulative methane production (5.3 NL) and methane yield (0.26 NL/gVSadded on average) was recorded in the reactor fed with the lowest dosage (17.9 mL/d) of MLL pre-treated by the ZVI/lapillus filter. The main issue that emerged during AD was the possible inhibition of the process linked to an excessive presence of humic substances; however, in future experiments, this problem can be solved through an optimization of the management of the whole process. The residual digestate from AD, rich in nitrogen and humic substances, may be safely used for agriculture purposes, closing the cycle of MLL management.
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Ezeudu OB, Agunwamba JC, Ugochukwu UC, Ezeudu TS. Temporal assessment of municipal solid waste management in Nigeria: prospects for circular economy adoption. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2021; 36:327-344. [PMID: 33079706 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work reviewed the past and current status of municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Nigeria towards offering a direction for the future. The past status shows that poor policy regimes, inadequate financing mechanisms, absence of waste data, and abysmal institutional arrangement negatively impacted the MSW management outcomes in the country. At present, few improvements recorded like an increase in the number of landfills, and public-private partnerships have been largely undermined by the continuous upsurge in the urban population and lack of corresponding growth in critical capacities in terms of economic resources, technological advancement, and state-of-the-art urban infrastructures. The current waste generated in cities in Nigeria is calculated as 66,828 tonnes per day (TPD) at the total urban population of 106 million, while the projected value for 2040 will be 125,473 TPD at the urban population of 199 million. The current work further discusses prospects and implications for circular economy adoption in solid waste valorization in Nigeria.
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- Obiora B Ezeudu
- SHELL Centre for Environmental Management and Control, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
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- SHELL Centre for Environmental Management and Control, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
- and Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- SHELL Centre for Environmental Management and Control, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
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Jabłońska-Trypuć A, Wydro U, Wołejko E, Pietryczuk A, Cudowski A, Leszczyński J, Rodziewicz J, Janczukowicz W, Butarewicz A. Potential toxicity of leachate from the municipal landfill in view of the possibility of their migration to the environment through infiltration into groundwater. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2021; 43:3683-3698. [PMID: 33675453 PMCID: PMC8405471 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-00867-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Leachate from landfills is a product of complex biological and physicochemical processes occurring during waste storage. In the present study, the toxicity of landfill leachate (LL) to human and bacterial cells was investigated for better understanding of LL environmental toxicity. Studies regarding LL physicochemical properties and cytotoxicity analysis were conducted. In Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Bacillus subtilis, fibroblasts and melanoma A-375 cells, cell viability assays were applied. For the determination of LL antibacterial activity, twofold dilution series of LL were prepared in the range from 50% to 0.1% (50%, 25%, 12.5%, 6.25%, 3.13%, 1.56%, 0.78%, 0.39%, 0.2%, 0.1%). Human cells viability was examined at LL concentrations of 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 30%. ROS (reactive oxygen species) content and apoptosis level were also measured in bacterial and human cells under the influence of LL. Unexpectedly obtained results indicate stimulation of bacterial viability by LL. Fibroblasts under the influence of LL showed decrease in their viability and increase in apoptosis level and A-375 melanoma cells showed an increase in relative viability and decrease in apoptosis. ROS level in bacterial cells was elevated in higher LL concentrations and decreased in lower LL concentrations. In human cells, ROS content was rather high in both tested cell lines. Presented results indicate cytotoxic potential of analyzed LL and the necessity of LL monitoring because it may pose a health hazard for exposed human populations and the whole human environment.
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- Agata Jabłońska-Trypuć
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-351, Białystok, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Water Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Białystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J Street, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Water Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Białystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J Street, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Engineering Technology and Systems, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Environment Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska Street 117a, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Environment Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska Street 117a, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E Street, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
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Gao M, Li S, Zou H, Wen F, Cai A, Zhu R, Tian W, Shi D, Chai H, Gu L. Aged landfill leachate enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 293:112853. [PMID: 34044237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is considered as a sustainable pathway to recover energy from organic wastes, but the digestive efficiency for waste activated sludge (WAS) is not as expected due to the limitations in WAS hydrolysis. This study proposes an effective strategy to simultaneously treat WAS and landfill leachate, aiming to promote WAS hydrolysis and enhance organics converting to methane. The effects of landfill leachate on the four stages (i.e., solubilization, hydrolysis, acidogenesis, and methanogenesis) of AD of WAS, as well as the effect mechanisms were investigated. Results showed that adding appropriate amounts of landfill leachate could promote the steps of solubilization, hydrolysis and acidogenesis of WAS, but had no-effect on methanogenesis. The hydrolysis and acidogenesis efficiency in the leachate added digesters were 2.0%-8.4% and 35.2%-72.7% higher than the control digester. Mechanism studies indicated that humic acid (HA) contained in the leachate was conducive to the processes of both hydrolysis and acidogenesis, but detrimental to the methanogenesis. Effects of heavy metals (HMs) on AD of WAS was also dose-dependent. Digestive performance was inhibited by excessive HMs but promoted by moderate dosages. Humic acid and metal ions tend to interact to form complexes, and thus relieve their each inhibition effects. It is also found that the stability of sludge flocs was reduced by the leachate through reducing both apparent activation energy (AAE) and median particle size (MPS) of the sludge. Microbial community and diversity results revealed that the relative abundance of microbes responsible for hydrolysis and acidogenesis increased when landfill leachate was present. This research provides a more technically and economically feasible approach to co-treating and co-utilizing WAS and landfill leachate.
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- Meng Gao
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Hunan Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd, Hunan, 410125, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Chongqing Yuxi Water Co., Ltd, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-environments, Ministry of Education, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 174 Shapingba Road, Chongqing, 400045, PR China.
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Kinetics of the Organic Compounds and Ammonium Nitrogen Electrochemical Oxidation in Landfill Leachates at Boron-Doped Diamond Anodes. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14174971. [PMID: 34501059 PMCID: PMC8433647 DOI: 10.3390/ma14174971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Electrochemical oxidation (EO) of organic compounds and ammonium in the complex matrix of landfill leachates (LLs) was investigated using three different boron-doped diamond electrodes produced on silicon substrate (BDD/Si)(levels of boron doping [B]/[C] = 500, 10,000, and 15,000 ppm—0.5 k; 10 k, and 15 k, respectively) during 8-h tests. The LLs were collected from an old landfill in the Pomerania region (Northern Poland) and were characterized by a high concentration of N-NH4+ (2069 ± 103 mg·L−1), chemical oxygen demand (COD) (3608 ± 123 mg·L−1), high salinity (2690 ± 70 mg Cl−·L−1, 1353 ± 70 mg SO42−·L−1), and poor biodegradability. The experiments revealed that electrochemical oxidation of LLs using BDD 0.5 k and current density (j) = 100 mA·cm−2 was the most effective amongst those tested (C8h/C0: COD = 0.09 ± 0.14 mg·L−1, N-NH4+ = 0.39 ± 0.05 mg·L−1). COD removal fits the model of pseudo-first-order reactions and N-NH4+ removal in most cases follows second-order kinetics. The double increase in biodegradability index—to 0.22 ± 0.05 (BDD 0.5 k, j = 50 mA·cm−2) shows the potential application of EO prior biological treatment. Despite EO still being an energy consuming process, optimum conditions (COD removal > 70%) might be achieved after 4 h of treatment with an energy consumption of 200 kW·m−3 (BDD 0.5 k, j = 100 mA·cm−2).
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Enhancement of Methanogenic Activity in Volumetrically Undersized Reactor by Mesophilic Co-Digestion of Sewage Sludge and Aqueous Residue. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13147728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To date, energy recovery from biological sewage sludge (BSS) by anaerobic digestion has been very popular. However, it can often happen that anaerobic reactors are volumetrically undersized, thus reducing performance in terms of biogas production. A continuous-flow pilot-scale plant was used to investigate, for the first time, the effects of mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion (MACoD) of sewage sludge and aqueous residue (AR) from a biosolids treatment plant (BTP) on methanogenic activity under low hydraulic retention time (HRT) conditions (to simulate the undersizing of the reactor). The results showed that the digestate is always more rapidly biodegradable than the matrices fed, while particulate COD hydrolyzed (12 ± 1.3%) is independent of the quantity of AR dosed. Feeding over 35% of soluble OLR, the total VFAs in the system strongly decreased, despite the low HRT. In correspondence with higher dosages of AR, the percentage of CH4 increased up to 77–78% and the CO2 CH4−1 ratio decreased to 0.25 ± 0.2. Specific methane production increased from 0.09 ± 0.01 m3CH4 kgCODremoved−1 with BSS alone to 0.28 ± 0.01 m3CH4CH4 kgCODremoved−1 in the case of BSS co-digested with AR. Moreover, co-digestion with AR from a BTP allowed continuous specific methanogenic activity to be enhanced from 1.76 ± 0.02 m3CH4 tVSS−1 d−1 to 6.48 ± 0.88 m3CH4 tVSS−1 d−1. Therefore, the MACoD of BSS and AR from a BTP could be a good solution to enhance methanogenic activity in a volumetrically undersized anaerobic digester with reduced HRT.
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Lebron YAR, Moreira VR, Brasil YL, Silva AFR, Santos LVDS, Lange LC, Amaral MCS. A survey on experiences in leachate treatment: Common practices, differences worldwide and future perspectives. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 288:112475. [PMID: 33823445 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The necessity for landfill leachate treatment is a requisite to reduce the environmental impact related to municipal solid waste landfills and different aspects must be considered while deciding for an appropriate treatment process. For example, it was demonstrated that the landfill leachate stabilization in tropical regions is achieved right after its first year of operation, requiring technologies capable of treating leachates of a higher recalcitrant character if compared to those leachates from temperate regions and same landfill age. In view of its complexity and variability, stand-alone processes (either biological or physicochemical) are often ineffective in attaining the threshold values for its discharge in receiving bodies. Due to that fact, full-scale facilities have adopted integrated routes, harvesting the benefits of both biological and physicochemical processes. The implementation of membrane bioreactors followed by polishing membrane separation process (nanofiltration and reverse osmosis) seems to be a trend in leachate treatment by full-scale treatment plants. This technology is widely employed in China, European countries, and tropical countries as Brazil, generally with a treatment cost lower than the costs related to its disposal in domestic effluent collection systems. From the technologies already employed by full-scale facilities, four integrated routes were proposed for a sensitive analysis considering the treatment of a landfill leachate of different physicochemical characteristics. From all routes, those employing the membrane separation process as a polishing step had a better efficacy in attaining the threshold values for leachate disposal, being that an interesting alternative for leachate polishing by full-scale facilities.
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- Yuri Abner Rocha Lebron
- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, MG, Brazil
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Zhao R, Liu J, Feng J, Li X, Li B. Microbial community composition and metabolic functions in landfill leachate from different landfills of China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 767:144861. [PMID: 33422962 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Landfill leachate usually harbors complex microbial communities responsible for the decomposition of municipal solid waste. However, the diversity and metabolic functions of the microbial communities in landfill leachate as well as the factors that influence them are still not well understood. In this study, Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing was used to investigate the microbial community composition and metabolic functions in landfill leachate from 11 cities in China. The microbial diversity and structure of different leachate samples exhibited obvious differences. In general, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the three dominant microbial communities among the 26 bacterial phyla identified in landfill leachate, regardless of the geographical locations. Diverse bacterial genera associated with various functions such as cellulolytic bacteria (e.g., Sphaerochaeta and Defluviitoga), acidifying bacteria (e.g., Prevotella and Trichococcus) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (e.g., Desulfuromonas and Desulfobacterium) were detected abundantly in the landfill leachate. Moreover, the archaeal community in all leachate samples was dominated by the orders Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinales belonging to the Euryarchaeota phylum. Notably, the archaea-specific primer pair covered more diverse archaeal communities than the universal bacteria-archaea primer pair. Seventeen archaeal genera belonging to acetoclastic, hydrogenotrophic, and methylotrophic methanogens were identified, and the composition of the dominant genera in these samples varied greatly. The canonical correlation analysis indicated that landfill age, electrical conductivity, ammonia nitrogen, and total nitrogen were significantly correlated with the microbial community structure. Based on PICRUSt2, a total of 41 metabolic pathways belonging to six metabolic pathway groups were predicted, and the KEGG pathway Metabolism was the most abundant group across all leachate samples. This study provides an important insight into the composition and functional characteristics of the microbial communities in landfill leachate.
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- Renxin Zhao
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Shenzhen Engineering Research Laboratory for Sludge and Food Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Center for Grassland Microbiome, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Source Management and Technology, Shenzhen Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shenzhen 518001, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Shenzhen Engineering Research Laboratory for Sludge and Food Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Shenzhen Engineering Research Laboratory for Sludge and Food Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Physio-Chemical Characterization of Biochar, Compost and Co-Composted Biochar Derived from Green Waste. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13094628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Organic wastes are naturally biodegradable, but they contribute to environmental pollution and management issues. Composting and pyrolysis are widely used technologies for recycling these wastes into valuable organic products for soil health and crop production. In the current study, fruits vegetables waste (FVW) was converted to biochar, compost, and co-composted biochar. The microcrystal structure, functional groups, surface morphology, and nutrient contents of organic materials were investigated by XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDS, AAS, multi C-N analyzer, and ICP-OES techniques. Heavy metals contamination was not detected in the biomass used for pyrolysis and compost preparation. FVW had an acidic pH (5.92), while biochar, compost, and co-composted biochar had an alkaline pH. Total macronutrient (K, Na, S) and micronutrient (Cu, Fe) concentrations were higher in compost and co-composted biochar, with the exception of K, which was higher in biochar. Biochar had the highest surface area (4.99 m2g), followed by FVW, compost, and co-composted biochar. Co-composted biochar had a porous structure. Si, Ca, and Al contents were common in all organic materials, while P, K, Mg, and S were found with lower concentrations in both biochar and compost. Iron was only found in compost and co-composted biochar. Quartz, sylvite, and calcite were common minerals found in all organic treatments. Biochar contained more aromatic carbon ring structure C=C/C=O and aromatic C-H bending as compared to FVW and compost, thus, making biochar a stable carbon rich material suitable for soil carbon sequestration.
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An integral treatment process for landfill leachate reverse osmosis concentrate (LLROC) is herein designed and assessed aiming to reduce organic matter content and conductivity, as well as to increase its biodegradability. The process consists of three steps. The first one is a coagulation/flocculation treatment, which best results were obtained using a dosage of 5 g L−1 of ferric chloride at an initial pH = 6 (removal of the 76% chemical oxygen demand (COD), 57% specific ultraviolet absorption (SUVA), and 92% color). The second step is a photo-Fenton process, which resulted in an enhanced biodegradability (i.e., the ratio between the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and the COD increased from 0.06 to 0.4), and an extra 43% of the COD was removed at the best trialed reaction conditions of [H2O2]/COD = 1.06, pH = 4 and [H2O2]/[Fe]mol = 45. An ultra violet-A light emitting diode (UVA-LED) lamp was tested and compared to conventional high-pressure mercury vapor lamps, achieving a 16% power consumption reduction. Finally, an optimized 30 g L−1 lime treatment was implemented, which reduced conductivity by a 43%, and the contents of sulfate, total nitrogen, chloride, and metals by 90%. Overall, the integral treatment of LLROC achieved the removal of 99.9% color, 90% COD, 90% sulfate, 90% nitrogen, 86% Al, 77% Zn, 84% Mn, 99% Mg, and 98% Si; and significantly increased biodegradability up to BOD5/COD = 0.4.
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Impact of Effluent from the Leachate Treatment Plant of Taman Beringin Solid Waste Transfer Station on the Quality of Jinjang River. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8121553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Rapid population growth has contributed to increased solid waste generated in Malaysia. Most landfills that have reached the design capacity are now facing closure. Taman Beringin Landfill was officially closed, so the Taman Beringin Solid Waste Transfer Station was built to manage the relocation, consolidation, and transportation of solid waste to Bukit Tagar Sanitary Landfill. Leachates are generated as a consequence of rainwater percolation through waste and biochemical processes in waste cells. Leachate treatment is needed, as leachates cause environmental pollution and harm human health. This study investigates the impact of treated leachate discharge from a Leachate Treatment Plant (LTP) on the Jinjang River water quality. The performance of the LTP in Taman Beringin Solid Waste Transfer Station was also assessed. Leachate samples were taken at the LTP’s anoxic tank, aeration tank, secondary clarifier tank, and final discharge point, whereas river water samples were taken upstream and downstream of Jinjang River. The untreated leachate returned the following readings: biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (697.50 ± 127.94 mg/L), chemical oxygen demand (COD) (2419.75 ± 1155.22 mg/L), total suspended solid (TSS) (2710.00 ± 334.79 mg/L), and ammonia (317.08 ± 35.45 mg/L). The LTP’s overall performance was satisfactory, as the final treated leachates were able to meet the standard requirements of the Environmental Quality (Control of Pollution from Solid Waste Transfer Station and Landfill) Regulation 2009. However, the LTP’s activated sludge system performance was not satisfactory, and the parameters did not meet the standard limits. The result shows a low functioning biological treatment method that could not efficiently treat the leachate. However, a subsequent step of combining the biological and chemical process (coagulation, flocculation, activated sludge system, and activated carbon adsorption) helped the treated leachate to meet the standard B requirement stipulated by the Department of Environment (DOE), i.e., to flow safely into the river. This study categorized Jinjang River as polluted, with the discharge of the LTP’s treated leachates, possibly contributing to the river pollution. However, other factors, such as the upstream sewage treatment plant and the ex-landfill downstream, may have also affected the river water quality. The LTP’s activated sludge system performance at the transfer station still requires improvement to reduce the cost of the chemical treatment.
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Joseph SMR, Wijekoon P, Dilsharan B, Punchihewa ND, Athapattu BCL, Vithanage M. Anammox, biochar column and subsurface constructed wetland as an integrated system for treating municipal solid waste derived landfill leachate from an open dumpsite. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 189:109880. [PMID: 32979992 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aims to treat nitrogen-rich landfill leachate from Karadiyana open dumpsite, Sri Lanka, through an integrated treatment train consists of an anammox process, Municipal Solid Waste derived biochar column followed by a biochar embedded subsurface constructed wetland. Characterization of leachate was done and the leachate pollution index (LPI) was estimated. Meanwhile, leachate was treated through a treatment system comprising an anammox reactor having 140 mm diameter and 250 mm height, a biochar reactor having the same dimensions with 1.3 kg of MSW biochar, and a laboratory-scale constructed wetland of 1 × 0.3 × 0.45 m. The influent and effluent quality was assessed for the samples taken in 24 h intervals. The analysis indicated that the leachate was high in COD (4000-14,000 mg/L), ammonia (760-900 mg/L), nitrate (60-126 mg/L), and phosphorus (33-66 mg/L). Ammonia and nitrite were removed 94 and 99% by anammox unit, respectively. Nitrate, phosphate, COD and conductivity were significantly removed by the constructed wetland system in 78, 70, 65 and 61%, respectively, whereas biochar barricades extended support for removal of the contaminants and color. The combined treatment system demonstrated treatment efficiencies as 100% of ammonia, 98.7% of nitrite, 98.2% of nitrate, 80.9% of phosphate, 79.7% of COD, and 69.9% of conductivity. Thus, it can be concluded that the anammox, combined with biochar embedded treatment train is promising to treat landfill leachate, having a high pollutant index.
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- S M R Joseph
- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
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Reshadi MAM, Bazargan A, McKay G. A review of the application of adsorbents for landfill leachate treatment: Focus on magnetic adsorption. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 731:138863. [PMID: 32446150 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Landfill leachate is a significant environmental threat due to the complexity and variety of its pollutants. There are various physical, chemical, and biological treatment methods proposed for leachate treatment. Adsorption with conventional adsorbents such as activated carbon is a process which has been widely employed with relative success. Magnetic adsorbents are a special type of adsorbents with favorable stability, high adsorption capacities, and excellent recycling and reuse capabilities when compared to conventional sorbents. Research regarding the synthesis and use of magnetic adsorbents has been growing at a rapid pace, exhibiting >8-fold increase in publications in the decade of 2010 to 2020. In the current study, both conventional and magnetic adsorbents for landfill leachate treatment have been comprehensively reviewed and discussed. The application of magnetic adsorbents for landfill leachate treatment is relatively new, with numerous avenues of research open to study. Although the production of magnetic adsorbents is significantly more expensive than conventional adsorbents, when taking into consideration all life cycle costs, they are much more competitive than it initially appears. If environmental impacts are of concern, research should shift towards the use of greener chemicals and processes for magnetic adsorbent synthesis, because preliminary analysis of the current synthesis processes shows a much higher environmental impact compared to conventional adsorbents, in particular in terms of global warming potential and energy use.
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- School of Environment, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran.
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- Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
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Nika MC, Ntaiou K, Elytis K, Thomaidi VS, Gatidou G, Kalantzi OI, Thomaidis NS, Stasinakis AS. Wide-scope target analysis of emerging contaminants in landfill leachates and risk assessment using Risk Quotient methodology. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 394:122493. [PMID: 32240898 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Raw and treated leachate samples were collected from different landfills in Greece and analyzed for several groups of emerging contaminants using high resolution mass spectrometric workflows to investigate the possible threat from their discharge to the aquatic environment. Fifty-eight compounds were detected; 2-OH-benzothiazole was found at 84 % of the samples and perfluorooctanoic acid at 68 %. Bisphenol A, valsartan and 2-OH-benzothiazole had the highest average concentrations in raw leachates, after biological treatment and after reverse osmosis, respectively. In untreated leachates, Risk Quotients > 1 were calculated for 35 and 18 compounds when maximum and average concentrations were used, indicating an ecological threat for the aquatic environment. Leachates' biological treatment partially removed COD and NH4+-N, as well as 52.3 % of total emerging contaminants. The application of reverse osmosis resulted in a 98 % removal of major pollutants, 99 % removal of total emerging contaminants and a significant decrease of ecotoxicity to Lemna minor. Beside the decrease of the detected micropollutants during treatment, RQs > 1 were still calculated for 13 and 3 compounds after biological treatment and reverse osmosis, respectively. Among these, special attention should be given to 2-OH-benzothiazole and bisphenol A that had RQ values much higher than 1 for all tested organisms.
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- M C Nika
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, 15771, Athens, Greece
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- University of the Aegean, Department of Environment, Water and Air Quality Laboratory, 81100, Mytilene, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, 15771, Athens, Greece
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- University of the Aegean, Department of Environment, Water and Air Quality Laboratory, 81100, Mytilene, Greece
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- University of the Aegean, Department of Environment, Water and Air Quality Laboratory, 81100, Mytilene, Greece
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- University of the Aegean, Department of Environment, Water and Air Quality Laboratory, 81100, Mytilene, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, 15771, Athens, Greece
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- University of the Aegean, Department of Environment, Water and Air Quality Laboratory, 81100, Mytilene, Greece.
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Özdemir A, Özkan A, Günkaya Z, Banar M. Decision-making for the selection of different leachate treatment/management methods: the ANP and PROMETHEE approaches. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:19798-19809. [PMID: 32222918 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08524-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachate is a highly contaminated liquid effluent. Leachate has a complex nature that needs to be appropriately treated before being discharged into the environment. There are various options for leachate treatment. Deciding which option should be applied is a complex process, since it depends on many factors that need to provide a balance between the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability. Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are useful techniques to solve complex problems that cannot be easily solved. In this study, MCDM techniques are used for an evaluation of four different leachate treatment options: recirculation of leachate to a landfill site (A1), combined treatment with municipal wastewater (A2), anaerobic and aerobic sequential treatment (A3), and advanced leachate treatment based on membrane processes (A4). The selection of the most appropriate one, based on the criteria, analytic network process (ANP), and preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations (PROMETHEE) methods, was applied as MCDM techniques using the Super Decisions software and D-Sight software, respectively. Both the ANP and the PROMETHEE analysis results demonstrate that option A2 is the most appropriate for all of the decision-makers.
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- Alp Özdemir
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Eskişehir Technical University, İki Eylül Campus, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Eskişehir Technical University, İki Eylül Campus, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Eskişehir Technical University, İki Eylül Campus, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Eskişehir Technical University, İki Eylül Campus, 26555, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Islam M, Xu Q, Yuan Q. Advanced biological sequential treatment of mature landfill leachate using aerobic activated sludge SBR and fungal bioreactor. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2020; 18:285-295. [PMID: 32399240 PMCID: PMC7203322 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00466-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This study utilized Penicillium spp. to treat mature landfill leachate (MLL) in a continuous bioreactor and batch experimental tests under non-sterile conditions. MLL characteristics such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), soluble COD (sCOD), total carbon (TC), total organic carbon (TOC), and color removal efficiency were determined. The lignocellulosic enzymatic activity of laccase (Lac), lignin-peroxidase (LiP), and manganese-peroxidase (MnP) was also determined. The batch experimental test was carried out with raw and pretreated MLL containing the initial NH4 +-N concentrations of 0, 105, 352, and 914 mg/L. A maximum COD reduction of 41% and maximum enzymatic activity of 193, 37, and 25 U/L for Lac, LiP and MnP was recorded for the MLL containing 352 mg/L NH4 +-N. The continuous bioreactor exhibited maximum values of 52, 54, 60, 58, and 75 percentage of COD, sCOD, TC, TOC, and color removal efficiency with MLL containing 352 mg/L NH4 +-N that was pretreated at HRT 120 h, while the maximum detected lignocellulosic enzymatic activities were 149, 27, and 16 U/L for Lac, LiP, and MnP, respectively. A total of 64% COD reduction was achieved from the raw MLL considering 12% COD and 100% NH4 +-N reduction in the aerobic activated sludge sequencing batch reactor pretreatment process. The steady and higher removal efficiency of the bioreactor over the entire study period is promising for further exploration to enhance removal of refractory contaminants from the MLL.
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- Mofizul Islam
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada
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Qiu J, Lü F, Zhang H, Huang Y, Shao L, He P. Persistence of native and bio-derived molecules of dissolved organic matters during simultaneous denitrification and methanogenesis for fresh waste leachate. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 175:115705. [PMID: 32200334 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biological treatment of wastewater always leaves plenty of refractory dissolved organic matters (DOM) in effluents, specifically for fresh waste leachate. Aiming at comprehending the production and removal of these compounds, this study investigated DOM transformation in a simultaneous denitrification and methanogenesis with activated sludge (SDM-AS) system with NO3-/NO2- backflow for raw fresh leachate. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) was reduced to 854 ± 120 mg/L from 63000 ± 470 mg/L, and total nitrogen (TN) decreased from 2500 ± 647 mg/L to 404 ± 75 mg/L, during an operation of 440 days. The SDM reactor was fed at organic loading rate of 6.70 kgCOD/(m3·d) to generate 2.52 L CH4/(L·d). Molecular information of leachate DOM was acquired by using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap mass spectrometry. A DOM classification based on Venn diagram was proposed to divide leachate DOM into seven categories. It revealed that 76-84% of final effluent DOM stemmed from biological derivation. Posteriori non-target screening showed anthropogenic micropollutants, e.g. phosphate flame retardants and industrial agents, probably contributed to the remnant native inert DOM in the effluent at the levels of 5-200 μg/L. DOM Classification also showed a portion of bio-derived DOM can be completely removed by SDM-AS processes, while the rest bio-derived DOM can be partially removed depending on DOM nature and the recirculation ratio. The removal and production rate of a specific bio-derived molecule in respective SDM and AS units theoretically satisfied a hyperbolical and dual relationship in terms of mass balance. The persistence of each DOM category was sorted. These results showed anaerobic degradation could be a promising approach to reduce aerobic bio-derived DOM.
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- Junjie Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
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Dereli RK, Giberti M, Liu Q, Flynn D, Casey E. Benchmarking leachate co-treatment strategies in municipal wastewater treatment plants under dynamic conditions and energy prices. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 260:110129. [PMID: 32090828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Combined leachate treatment at municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is applicable to a certain extent depending on the leachate composition, treatment plant configuration and its capacity. Co-treatment of leachate at WWTPs has several advantages, but due to increasingly stringent discharge standards applied in WWTPs, it has become more problematic. This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of leachate feeding strategies on effluent quality and the aeration energy costs of WWTPs. A modified version of Benchmark Simulation Model No.1 was used to develop, test and compare several leachate feeding and WWTP control strategies in the context of dynamic pollutant loads and energy prices. The results highlighted that combined leachate treatment led to a deterioration in the quality of discharged wastewater, as indicated by a 12-20% increase in effluent quality index. Additionally, it adversely affected aeration energy demand and cost of the plant by increasing them 1.7-2.3% and 0.8-2.5%, respectively. The impacts could be mitigated by adjusting leachate flow based on effluent ammonium concentrations and by using advanced process control, i.e. feedback ammonium control for dissolved oxygen regulation in aerobic reactors. The study demonstrates that modeling can be used as a valuable tool to assess the potential impacts of leachate co-treatment and develop better management strategies.
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- Recep Kaan Dereli
- University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- University College Dublin, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Luo H, Zeng Y, Cheng Y, He D, Pan X. Recent advances in municipal landfill leachate: A review focusing on its characteristics, treatment, and toxicity assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:135468. [PMID: 31753496 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nowadays, sanitary landfilling is the most common approach to eliminate municipal solid waste, but a major drawback is the generation of heavily polluted leachates. These leachates must be appropriately treated before being discharged into the environment. Generally, the leachate characteristics such as COD, BOD/COD ratio, and landfill age are necessary determinants for selection of suitable treatment technologies. Rapid, sensitive and cost-effective bioassays are required to evaluate the toxicity of leachate before and after the treatment. This review summarizes extensive studies on leachate treatment methods and leachate toxicity assessment. It is found that individual biological or physical-chemical treatment is unable to meet strict effluent guidelines, whereas a combination of biological and physical-chemical treatments can achieve satisfactory removal efficiencies of both COD and ammonia nitrogen. In order to assess the toxic effects of leachate on different trophic organisms, we need to develop an appropriate matrix of bioassays based on their sensitivity to various toxicants and a multispecies approach using organisms representing different trophic levels. In this regard, a reduction in toxicity of the treated leachate will contribute to assessing the effectiveness of a specific remediation strategy.
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- Hongwei Luo
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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