Abstract
By necessity, the addition of liquids as part of sustainable landfilling operations adds to the amount of liquids that must be managed by a site. Challenges associated with landfills containing elevated moisture include controlling stormwater, managing seeps, and providing sufficient storage and treatment capacity. The impacts from sustainable landfilling practices (i.e., liquids addition) on each of these areas are presented. Strategies to reduce impacts from liquids addition (such as seepage prevention and control), accommodate additional leachate production, and provide leachate treatment that integrates with sustainable landfill objectives, are presented and discussed.
Keywords
- Landfill
- Leachate
- Seep
- Surface water
- Treatment
- Storage
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Townsend, T.G., Powell, J., Jain, P., Xu, Q., Tolaymat, T., Reinhart, D. (2015). Leachate Control, Storage, and Treatment. In: Sustainable Practices for Landfill Design and Operation. Waste Management Principles and Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2662-6_11
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