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Avoiding Over Reliance on the Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) Computer Program

“The person who walks with his/her eyes on the stars, is susceptible to the puddles in the road.” We all would like to follow our stars, but at times we need to do some “puddle watching” too! Sometimes we need to know what not to do, what things and actions to avoid, and why…

What is the Drainable Porosity of a Landfill?

When designing any leachate management system the assessment of the most economic method for leachate treatment and disposal is heavily dependent upon the flow rate and duration of flow. A high capital cost option such as on site leachate treatment will be worthwhile, but only if the total volume the plant treats daily is sustained […]

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!

How Leachate Changes in a Landfill Over Time

Have you ever wondered why leachates can seem so different. Some leachate is cloudy, black, and smells strongly, while at other times it is fairly odorless and amber coloured?

leachate landfills - view with landfill gas extarction

Leachate Landfills

Leachate landfills – general information about leachate, and how it is present in landfilled waste, affects landfills, and is collected.

Landfills Leachate – 3 Things All Landfill Operators Will Wish to Avoid

Landfill Operators must watch out for any landfills leachate accumulating in their landfills. This is to avoid finding that large volumes of leachate have collected which may escape and threaten to the local water environment. The solution is given here.