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Table 2.5 Variation <strong>of</strong> COD, BOD & BOD/COD wi<strong>th</strong> Increasing Landfill Ages<br />
(Ragle, 1995)<br />
Age (year) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />
BOD<br />
(mg/L)<br />
25,000 10,000 290 260 240 210 190 160 130 100 80<br />
COD<br />
(mg/L)<br />
35,000 16,000 1,850 1,500 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,150 1,100 1,050 1,000<br />
BOD/COD 0.71 0.60 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.08 0.08<br />
Table 2.6 Nitrogen Concentrations from Various Sources<br />
Sample<br />
Age NH3-N Organic-N NO3-N<br />
(Year) (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/L)<br />
Sewage 1 - 15 10 0<br />
Young le<strong>ac</strong>hate 1 1 1,000-2,000 500-1,000 0<br />
Pillar Point (Hong Kong) 6 2,563 197 2.5<br />
Ma Yau Tong (Hong Kong) 2 10 1,156 24 1.1<br />
Several sites (Germany) 1 12 1,100 - -<br />
Du Page Co. (Illinois) 1 15 860 - -<br />
Rainham (UK.) 1 24 17 - -<br />
Waterloo (Canada) 1 35 12 - -<br />
Sources: 1 McBean, et al., 1995. 2 Robinson and Luo, 1991<br />
Table 2.7 Nitrogen Concentration Ranges in <strong>th</strong>e Le<strong>ac</strong>hate for Landfill Stabilization<br />
Le<strong>ac</strong>hate/Gas<br />
Constituent<br />
Transition<br />
Phase<br />
Acid Formation<br />
Phase<br />
TKN (mg/L) 180-860 14-1,970<br />
May be low due to<br />
microbial assimilation<br />
<strong>of</strong> nitrogeneous<br />
compounds<br />
NO3-N (mg/L) 0.1-5.1<br />
Increasing due<br />
to oxidation <strong>of</strong><br />
ammonia<br />
0.05-19<br />
Decreasing due to<br />
reduction to NH3 or<br />
N2 gas<br />
NH3-N (mg/L) 120.125 2-1,030<br />
Increasing due to NO3<br />
reduction and protein<br />
breakdown<br />
NH3/TKN Ratio 0.1-0.9 0-0.98<br />
Protein breakdown;<br />
biological<br />
assimilation<br />
Nitrogen Gas (%) 70-80<br />
Influence <strong>of</strong><br />
trapped air<br />
60-80<br />
Decreasing due to<br />
dilution wi<strong>th</strong> CO2<br />
15<br />
Me<strong>th</strong>ane<br />
Fermentation<br />
Phase<br />
25-82<br />
Low due to<br />
microbial<br />
assimilation <strong>of</strong><br />
nitrogeneous<br />
compounds<br />
Absent<br />
Complete<br />
conversion to NH3<br />
or N2 gas<br />
6-430<br />
Decreasing due to<br />
biological<br />
assimilation<br />
0.1-0.84<br />
< 20<br />
Artef<strong>ac</strong>t <strong>of</strong> trapped<br />
air; denitrification<br />
Final<br />
Maturation<br />
Phase<br />
7-490<br />
0.5-0.6<br />
6-430<br />
0.5-0.97<br />
> 20<br />
Aerobic<br />
metabolism