Thesis - faculty.ait.ac.th - Asian Institute of Technology
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le<strong>ac</strong>hate char<strong>ac</strong>teristics, it may be necessary to pre-treat le<strong>ac</strong>hate prior to discharge in<br />
wastewater treatment plants so <strong>th</strong>at it does not upset <strong>th</strong>e biological process nor cause any<br />
operational and maintenance problems in <strong>th</strong>e treatment plant. In determining a treatment<br />
scheme for le<strong>ac</strong>hate treatment, it is also necessary to determine whe<strong>th</strong>er <strong>th</strong>e le<strong>ac</strong>hate<br />
effluent meets sewer or water body discharge standards.<br />
2.5 Le<strong>ac</strong>hate Composition and Char<strong>ac</strong>teristics<br />
During <strong>th</strong>e first few years (< 5 years), <strong>th</strong>e landfill is in <strong>ac</strong>idogenic phase and <strong>th</strong>e<br />
le<strong>ac</strong>hate generated is generally referred to as “young” or carbon-based le<strong>ac</strong>hate due to <strong>th</strong>e<br />
high concentration <strong>of</strong> organic carbon present. Landfill greater <strong>th</strong>an 10 years old are<br />
generally in <strong>th</strong>e me<strong>th</strong>anogenic phase and <strong>th</strong>e le<strong>ac</strong>hate generated is referred to as “old” or<br />
nitrogen-based le<strong>ac</strong>hate (Mavinic, 1998). Table.2.1 gives <strong>th</strong>e char<strong>ac</strong>teristic <strong>of</strong> le<strong>ac</strong>hate<br />
present in <strong>ac</strong>idogenic and me<strong>th</strong>anogenic phases.<br />
Table 2.1 Le<strong>ac</strong>hate Char<strong>ac</strong>teristic in Acidogenic and Me<strong>th</strong>anogenic Phase in a Landfill<br />
(Ehrig, 1998)<br />
Parameter Unit Average Range<br />
Acidogenic Phase<br />
pH 6.1 4.5 to 7.5<br />
BOD5 mg/L 13,000 4,000 to 40,000<br />
COD mg/L 22,000 6,000 to 60,000<br />
BOD5/COD 0.58 -<br />
SO4 mg/L 500 70 to 1,750<br />
Ca mg/L 1,200 10 to 2,500<br />
Mg mg/L 470 50 to 1,150<br />
Fe mg/L 780 20 to 2,100<br />
Mn mg/L 25 0.3 to 65<br />
Zn mg/L 5 0.1 to 120<br />
Me<strong>th</strong>anogenic Phase<br />
pH 8 7.5 to 9<br />
BOD5 mg/L 180 20 to 550<br />
COD mg/L 3,000 500 to 4,500<br />
BOD5/COD 0.06 -<br />
SO4 mg/L 80 10 to 420<br />
Ca mg/L 60 20 to 600<br />
Mg mg/L 180 40 to 350<br />
Fe mg/L 15 3 to 280<br />
Mn mg/L 0.7 0.03 to 45<br />
Zn mg/L 0.6 0.03 to 4<br />
The differences in le<strong>ac</strong>hate quality can be due to varied reasons, which can be<br />
categorised into four major divisions, namely <strong>th</strong>e waste (type <strong>of</strong> waste, degree <strong>of</strong><br />
decomposition, and possible seasonal variance), landfill environment (phase <strong>of</strong> degradation,<br />
humidity, temperature etc.), filling technique (comp<strong>ac</strong>ting, cover, height <strong>of</strong> landfill layers,<br />
etc.) and sampling (me<strong>th</strong>od <strong>of</strong> analysis and point <strong>of</strong> sample collection).<br />
The f<strong>ac</strong>tors affecting <strong>th</strong>e le<strong>ac</strong>hate quality is inter-related and affects <strong>th</strong>e overall<br />
variance in le<strong>ac</strong>hate quality and char<strong>ac</strong>terization. The changes in <strong>th</strong>e BOD/COD,<br />
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