Chemical composition and hazardous effects of leachate from the active municipal solid waste landfill surrounded by farmlands
| Autor: | Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Ayla Bilgin, Vojtěch Lukas, Anna Podlasek, Martin Brtnický, Jakub Elbl, Małgorzata Wdowska, Antonin Kintl, Eugeniusz Koda, Jan Zloch, Dana Adamcová |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Bilgin, Ayla |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Geography
Planning and Development lcsh:TJ807-830 lcsh:Renewable energy sources 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Hazardous waste Leachate Chemical composition lcsh:Environmental sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Pollutant lcsh:GE1-350 Lemna minor Waste management biology Toxicity Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Contamination Solid wastes Leachates biology.organism_classification Absorbable organic halogens (AOX) lcsh:TD194-195 Heavy metals 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Landfill Groundwater White mustard |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 11 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4531, p 4531 (2020) |
| Popis: | Landfill leachates are potentially harmful to the environment and to human health. The objective of this study was to characterize leachates in order to analyze whether a relationship exists between the stored waste and the composition of leachates, and to detect possible leakages of pollutants into the environment. To achieve these objectives, field data, Global Positioning System data and physico-chemical data were used. Biological tests are becoming increasingly popular in determining leachate toxicity therefore, two toxicity tests were performed with the seeds of white mustard (Sinapis alba L.) and duckweed (Lemna minor L.). Leachates were sampled from the leachate pond. Groundwater quality was monitored by using drill holes. The research and analysis carried out are important to determine their potential impact on agricultural areas located near the landfill. Demonstrably increased (P < 0.05) concentrations of heavy metals were detected only in the leachate pond which closes the landfill body, where it links up with the landfill insulation layer. Water sampled from drill holes reaching into groundwater was not contaminated. The results showed that the leachates did not leak outside the landfill. Nevertheless, they were found to be phytotoxic. Both toxicity tests showed that the increasing amount of leachates resulted in the increasing growth inhibition of the tested plants. The proper handling of leachates should have been ensured. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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