Landfill leachate: Sources, nature, organic composition, and treatment: An environmental overview

In the landfill environment context, leachate is the liquid materials that drain from stockpiled material or land. Therefore, leachate comprises of high levels of offensive components derived from the material it has passed through. Landfill leachates are also produced as secondary products of the solid organic decomposition processes. The most hazardous products of such leachate are four major types of constituents: soluble organic matters, inorganic components, heavy metals, and xenobiotic organic compounds. Leachates of high concentrations from these components in the early acid phase are mainly due to strong decomposition. During methanogenic phase, a more stable leachate, at relatively lower…

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