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Hybrid method for selection of the optimal process of leachate treatment in waste treatment and valorization plants or landfills

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Leachate from waste landfill or treatment plants is a very complex and highly contaminated liquid effluent. In its composition, it is found dissolved organic matter, inorganic salts, heavy metals, and other xenobiotic organic compounds, so it can be toxic, carcinogenic, and capable of inducing a potential risk to biota and humans. European law does not allow such leachate to leave the premises without being depolluted. There are many procedures that enable debugging, always combining different techniques. Choosing the best method to use in each case is a complex decision, as it depends on many tangible and intangible factors that must be weighed to achieve a balance between technical, cost, and environmental sustainability. It is presenting a hybrid method for choosing the optimal combination of techniques to apply in each case, by combining a multicriteria hierarchical analysis based on expert data obtained by the Delphi method with an analysis by the method of VIKOR to reach a consensus solution.

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  1. Physical Technologies Center, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Manuel Martin-Utrillas & Jorge Curiel-Esparza

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Manuel Reyes-Medina

  3. Department of Construction Engineering and Civil Engineering Projects, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Julian Canto-Perello

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Martin-Utrillas, M., Reyes-Medina, M., Curiel-Esparza, J. et al. Hybrid method for selection of the optimal process of leachate treatment in waste treatment and valorization plants or landfills. Clean Techn Environ Policy 17, 873–885 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0834-4

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