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leachate recirculation in a landfill

Leachate Recirculation Practise and Views

To the site operator leachate recirculation would certainly appear like commonsense as some of the leachate recirculated will be taken in by the waste and not re-appear. The leachate will gain some treatment – especially a significant reduction in BOD and COD by anaerobic digestion within a methanogenic landfill. In addition, if leachate is being […]

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Landfill Leachate Composition

Landfill leachate composition for United Kingdom Landfills was first published in the Waste Management Papers published by the UK Department of Environment. Waste Management Paper 26 contains the most recent table of Landfill Leachate Composition before the WMP series was superseded by later documents, notably the DoE’s Leachate Report of 1995. However, the original table, […]

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How you can Select the Best Pipework Material for Leachate Collection Systems in Three Simple Steps

This article is to make it easy to have success in selecting the best pipework material for leachate collection systems.

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Pumps and Impellers for Leachate Extraction and Leachate Pumping

Popular pump types used for leachate extraction and pumping systems is the submersible centrifugal (vortex) type pump, and in particular in the UK the FLYGHT pumps model range.

Leachate Pumps – Leachate Pumping Systems

Leachate pumps and pumping technologies currently in use in landfills in the UK, and worldwide, are listed and explained.

Landfill Leachate Collection and Extraction

Leachate extraction embraces landfill site wells and boreholes, pumping systems, plus pipelines, leachate monitoring and control systems.

Leachate Management Techniques

Most landfills still generate leachate, and the first and most obvious action, when leachate starts to appear, is to… Read this to find out more!