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Leaching behavior of some demolition wastes

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Demolition wastes may be used in different civil engineering applications as road constructions, concrete, and embankments or landfill. Regardless its application, leaching tests of the waste should be carried out to assess concentrations of pollutants. Concrete, brick and mixture of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics wastes were subject to percolation test—CEN/TS 14405, and batch test—SR EN 12457. The leachates were analyzed with respect to concentration of inorganic elements—arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, lead, selenium, zinc, fluoride, chloride and sulfate, and organic compounds (phenol index). The concentrations of elements in leachates were compared with the limit values of European regulation for the acceptance of inert wastes at landfills. Generally, the releases of inorganic species in leachates were below limits values. Some waste leachates obtained by percolation and batch test had high values for phenol index.

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This work was supported by the Buzau County Council under project LIFE10 ENV/RO/000727—Recovery of Construction and Demolition Waste in Buzau County”, financed under the LIFE+ Programme of the European Commission—Environment Policy and Governance component.

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    N. Saca & L. R. Radu

  2. Hydraulics and Environmental Protection Department, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania

    Al. Dimache & I. Iancu

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Saca, N., Dimache, A., Radu, L.R. et al. Leaching behavior of some demolition wastes. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 19, 623–630 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-015-0459-7

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