Evaluation Of Leachate Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Discharge Effect On Wastewater Effluent Quality

Keywords

Dissolved organic nitrogen; Leachate co-treatment; Leachate treatment; Recalcitrant dissolved organic nitrogen; Total nitrogen

Abstract

Nitrogen is limited more and more frequently in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents because of the concern of causing eutrophication in discharge waters. Twelve leachates from eight landfills in Florida and California were characterized for total nitrogen (TN) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON). The average concentration of TN and DON in leachate was approximately 1146 mg/L and 40 mg/L, respectively. Solid-phase extraction was used to fractionate the DON based on hydrophobic (recalcitrant fraction) and hydrophilic (bioavailable fraction) chemical properties. The average leachate concentrations of bioavailable (bDON) and recalcitrant (rDON) DON were 16.5 mg/L and 18.4 mg/L, respectively. The rDON fraction was positively correlated, but with a low R2, with total leachate apparent color dissolved UV254, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and humic acid (R2 equals 0.38, 0.49, and 0.40, respectively). The hydrophobic fraction of DON (rDON) was highly colored. This fraction was also associated with over 60% of the total leachate COD. Multiple leachate and wastewater co-treatment simulations were carried out to assess the effects of leachate on total nitrogen wastewater effluent quality using removals for four WWTPs under different scenarios. The calculated pass through of DON suggests that leachate could contribute to significant amounts of nitrogen discharged to aquatic systems.

Publication Date

7-1-2017

Publication Title

Waste Management

Volume

65

Number of Pages

47-53

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.025

Socpus ID

85017350706 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85017350706

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