title: Characterization and tropical seasonal variation of leachate: results from landfill lysimeter studied.
abstract: This study aims to characterize the leachate and to investigate the tropical climatic influence on leachate characteristics of lysimeter studies under different seasonal variations at KUET campus, Bangladesh. Three different situations of landfill were considered here as well as both the open dump lysimeter-A having a base liner and sanitary landfill lysimeter-B and C at two different types of cap liner were simulated. The leachate characteristics, leachate generation and climatic influence parameter had been continually monitored since June 2008 to May 2010, these periods cover both the dry and rainy season. The leachate generation had followed the rainfall pattern and the open dump lysimeter-A without top cover was recorded to have highest leachate generation. Moreover, the open dump lysimeter-A had lower total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), ammonia nitrogen (NH(4)-N) and TKN load, while both the COD concentration and load was higher compared with sanitary landfill lysimeter-B and C. In addition, sanitary landfill lysimeter-B, not only had lowest leachate generation, but also produces reasonable low COD concentration and load compared with open dump lysimeter-A. Result reveals that lysimeter operational mode had direct effect on leachate quality. Finally, it can be concluded that the knowledge of leachate quality will be useful in planning and providing remedial measures of proper liner system in sanitary landfill design and leachate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna-9203, Bangladesh. imrafizul@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Islam M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Rafizul
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alamgir
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D056804:Biofuels; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D011891:Rain; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012621:Seasons; D013431:Sulfates / Q000032:analysis; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D002712:Chlorides; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D013431:Sulfates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D009584:Nitrogen