Leachate dynamics of Jerubaičiai landfill

Abstract

Human activities are inevitably associated with the generation of waste. The more urbanized society is, the larger the volumes of waste generated, and more problems are associated with their management. The aim of this article is to analyze Jarubaičiai landfill leachate generated content and dynamics of the factors causing this problem. This article analyzes Jerubaičiai landfill leachate resulting from the dynamics of the exchange of meteorological conditions and therefore increasing the amount of waste. This study was carried out from 05/15/2008 to 12/31/2008. The reference periods covers all seasons and are representative of Sightseeing meteorological conditions. The study found that during the year the amount of leachate from a landfill was ~ 6500 m3 per day. The landfill is covered by approximately 1050 tons of waste per weak. When the average air temperature is about - 10 °C, the leachate recycled content ranges from 40 to 140 m3. At the average temperature of 0 °C the leachate recycled content ranges from 250270 m3 of leachate. In summer, the total amount of precipitation was 52 %, and the amount of leachatee setting-up to only 23% of the total filtrate. It was concluded that when the amount of waste in landfill increases, the amount of leachate discharged also increases at r = 0.641.