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Chemical composition of landfill leachate in a karst area with a Mediterranean climate (Marbella, southern Spain)

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 Between March 1994 and April 1997, the physical and chemical parameters and chemical composition of the urban solid waste leachate of the Marbella landfill (southern Spain) were determined. The data obtained show an ammonium and sodium chloride and bicarbonate type, a pH>7 and high mineralization, effectively described by the following parameters: Na+, K+, NH4 +, Cl– and alkalinity. The chemical composition depends on the rainfall: in dry years, the mineralization and component concentrations have values as much as double those found in normal rainfall years. After storm events, a major and rapid dilution (within several hours) is seen in the leachate.

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  1. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Malaga, E-29071 Spain, , , , , , ES

    I. Vadillo, F. Carrasco & B. Andreo

  2. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaga, E-29071 Spain, , , , , , ES

    A. García de Torres & C. Bosch

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  1. I. Vadillo
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Received: 28 January 1998 · Accepted: 2 June 1998

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Vadillo, I., Carrasco, F., Andreo, B. et al. Chemical composition of landfill leachate in a karst area with a Mediterranean climate (Marbella, southern Spain). Environmental Geology 37, 326–332 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002540050391

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