Activated Carbon vs. Ion Exchange Resin for Leachate Ammonia Removal: Efficiency and Cost
Ion exchange resins outperform activated carbon in ammonia leachate removal but at a cost. Zeolite is more economical, while activated carbon tackles both ammonia and organics. Choosing the right method hinges on leachate characteristics and treatment goals, making ion competition and cost crucial considerations…
MBT Leachate Management: Treatment Options, Compliance & Operational Costs
MBT leachate presents unique challenges with high ammonia, metals, and PFAS, necessitating multi-stage treatments. Effective systems blend biological and advanced oxidation techniques. Design is key to controlling costs and ensuring compliance, with research highlighting the Methane Phase Bed reactor’s role in optimal treatment solutions…
Strategies for Minimising Leachate Generation in Landfills
Leachate — the contaminated liquid produced when water percolates through landfill waste — is one of the most significant environmental risks of solid waste disposal, so minimising leachate generation is vital. According to research published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, landfills’ leachate is a complex and hazardous liquid whose composition is influenced by landfill age, […]
Huge Savings Made at Leachate Treatment Plant
Press Release: At a landfill’s leachate treatment centre, where floating biomass was reducing the plant’s throughput, the introduction by Viridian Systems of a new mixer has created annual savings on chemicals of around £85,000. From sludge taking well over two hours to settle (with unnecessary amounts still floating), it has now been reduced to less than 30 […]
Glass Fused to Steel Tanks – Advantages and Disadvantages
Glass Fused to Steel Tanks (GFS) are popular for leachate treatment applications. However, they do have some negative characteristics. We thought it would be useful to discuss our view of GFS tanks. Read on to find out more! Introducing Glass Fused to Steel Tanks (GFS) CSTR biogas digester tank tanks are the most popular tank […]
Efficient Aerators Key to Leachate Treatment Plant Refurbishment at Yorwaste’s Harewood Whin Landfill
At a recent Leachate Treatment Plant Refurbishment efficient aerators were needed to both fully mix and aerate the whole lagoon. In fact, consistently good mixing and oxygen transfer are always at the core of any successful aeration lagoon design. That’s where aerator and pump specialist Landia’s equipment has been used, and we are pleased to reproduce […]
How to Treat Landfill Leachate Using a Saltworks Crystallizer System
Until now, the search for the perfect Leachate Treatment System has remained a dull one for those that know leachate. Somehow, all those contaminants it contains have contrived to make the most commonly used solutions highly complex, dependent on advanced technologies, and hard to operate successfully. Read about the new technology in the SaltMaker Evaporator Crystallizer, for something completely new!
Leachate Quality from Landfilled MBT Waste and Why MBT is an Unjustified Waste of Money
In a research project completed on behalf of the UK Environment Agency data was collected data and leachates were sampled from EU landfills that had received imports of MSOR (Mechanically Sorted Organic Refuse) and Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) wastes, several years ago. The results of the sampling exercise were analysed for, the presence of trace […]
Construction Starts on the World’s Most Expensive Leachate Treatment Plant
Construction has started on the world’s most expensive leachate treatment plant which at $27 million will be the most expensive ever built in the world to date. A number of plants are estimated to have been built at up to $15 million previously, but this one is significantly the most expensive in terms of the […]
The 3 Most Important Leachate Indicator Parameters
There are three very important leachate indicator parameters which are used as indicators to identify leachate contamination in any water sample analysed in a water quality laboratory. These three parameters can give an initial guide to anyone investigating what appears to be pollution occurring in the vicinity of a landfill, as to whether the source […]