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2012-01-01

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Daemen, Jaak
Akgün, Haluk

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Leachate refers to the liquid, contaminated water, that results from the interaction between any water in a landfill, e.g., as the result of rainwater infiltration, and the waste emplaced in the landfill. Leachate constitutes one of the major environmental and health risks associated with landfills. Typically, virtually always, leachate is a very complex liquid, with a wide variety of contaminants, many of which may be harmful to people and to the environment. As the waste and the landfill age, i.e., as reactions take place between the waste emplaced and any water within or percolating through a landfill, the composition changes, and hence the leachate composition changes. This further complicates controlling effluents emanating from landfills. Leachate control, i.e., preventing unacceptable damage to people and to the environment is a critical aspect of the design, planning, construction, operation, and closure of landfills. It also is a major challenge for landfill operators, owners, users, and regulators.

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https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4419-0851-3_112
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/81594

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