The Fate Of Selected Organic Pollutants Codisposed With Municipal Refuse

    Authors

    D. R. Reinhart; F. G. Pohland; J. P. Gould;W. H. Cross

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    Keywords

    CODISPOSAL; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOLID WASTE; TRANSPORT; Environmental Sciences; Limnology; Water Resources

    Abstract

    Twelve compounds, representing major organic classes, were codisposed with municipal refuse waste using laboratory-scale refuse columns. The mobility of soluble, hydrophilic compounds was observed as a function of the affinity of these compounds for the refuse. Transport to column headspaces was detected for more volatile compounds. Hydrophobic compounds displayed little movement down the columns. Behavior of the compounds could be predicted using experimental linear isotherm partition coefficients. The results of this investigation provided a mechanistic evaluation of the attenuating capacity of municipal landfills for specific organic compounds.

    Journal Title

    Research Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation

    Volume

    63

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-1991

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    780

    Last Page

    788

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1991FY34700005

    ISSN

    1047-7624

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