Description
Book SynopsisThe co-disposal of domestic waste with industrial waste can represent a serious hazard to prime sources of drinking water throughout the world. Containing the latest research on the risks to groundwater over time, this book provides a scientific case for more sustainable landfill construction - over overwhelming implications for changes in waste management legislation as well as engineering practice.
Examining each of the main stages of landfill decomposition and using extensive real-scale testing, the book trades theory for pragmatism and shows just how vulnerable groundwater is to contamination from old ''dormant'' landfills. It then provides a new method for measuring the extent to which the ingress and egress of water can be controlled in landfill and the associated risks of groundwater contamination. The authors also offer practical suggestions for developing more sustainable and affordable waste management projects.
Coverage includes:
- Long-term real-scal
Table of Contents
1. Aims and objectives of the research project 2. Central test facility and test procedure 3. Characterisation of long-term effects using physical measurements on water and material balance 4. Detection of water movements, evaporation processes and water regeneration using environmental isotopes 2H and 18O 5. Characterisation of flow path emissions using waste water parameters 6. Transportation of industrial contamination in the flow path 7. Microbiological investigations to characterize stabilization processes in landfills 8. Checking biochemical stability using reactivation measures on selected deposits 9. Testing the material stability of soil-like substances and plastics concerning reactivation 10. Establishing the long-term effects using the relationship of the test results 11. Application of the results to waste management practice and drinking water protection 12. Literature A number of sample chapters are avaliable on request
