Publication detail

Chemical Composition and Hazardous Effects of Leachate from the Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Surrounded by Farmlands

Magdalena Daria Vaverková Jakub Elbl Eugeniusz Koda Dana Adamcová Ayla Bilgin Vojtěch Lukas Anna Podlasek Antonín Kintl Małgorzata Wdowska Martin Brtnický Jan Zloch

Original Title

Chemical Composition and Hazardous Effects of Leachate from the Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Surrounded by Farmlands

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Landfill leachates are potentially harmful to the environment and to human health. The objective of this study was to characterize leachates in order to analyze whether a relationship exists between the stored waste and the composition of leachates, and to detect possible leakages of pollutants into the environment. To achieve these objectives, field data, Global Positioning System data and physico-chemical data were used. Biological tests are becoming increasingly popular in determining leachate toxicity; therefore, two toxicity tests were performed with the seeds of white mustard (Sinapis alba L.) and duckweed (Lemna minor L.). Leachates were sampled from the leachate pond. Groundwater quality was monitored by using drill holes. The research and analysis carried out are important to determine their potential impact on agricultural areas located near the landfill. Demonstrably increased (P < 0.05) concentrations of heavy metals were detected only in the leachate pond which closes the landfill body, where it links up with the landfill insulation layer. Water sampled from drill holes reaching into groundwater was not contaminated. The results showed that the leachates did not leak outside the landfill. Nevertheless, they were found to be phytotoxic. Both toxicity tests showed that the increasing amount of leachates resulted in the increasing growth inhibition of the tested plants. The proper handling of leachates should have been ensured.

Keywords

landfill; solid wastes; leachates; toxicity; heavy metals; absorbable organic halogens (AOX)

Authors

Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Jakub Elbl; Eugeniusz Koda; Dana Adamcová; Ayla Bilgin; Vojtěch Lukas; Anna Podlasek; Antonín Kintl; Małgorzata Wdowska; Martin Brtnický; Jan Zloch

Released

1. 6. 2020

Publisher

MDPI

Location

BASEL

ISBN

2071-1050

Periodical

Sustainability

Year of study

12

Number

4531

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

20

Pages count

20

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4531

BibTex

@article{BUT165798,
  author="Magdalena Daria Vaverková and Jakub Elbl and Eugeniusz Koda and Dana Adamcová and Ayla Bilgin and Vojtěch Lukas and Anna Podlasek and Antonín Kintl and Małgorzata Wdowska and Martin Brtnický and Jan Zloch",
  title="Chemical Composition and Hazardous Effects of Leachate from the Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Surrounded by Farmlands",
  journal="Sustainability",
  year="2020",
  volume="12",
  number="4531",
  pages="1--20",
  doi="10.3390/su12114531",
  issn="2071-1050",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4531"
}