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Modeling Leachate Contamination and Remediation of Groundwater at a Landfill Site

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Leachate contamination of an aquifer from a landfill site was simulated using the groundwater flow and transport model SUTRA developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. The model calibration was performed by spatially adjusting the hydraulic conductivity in order to capture the measured hydraulic head spatial variation and then by adjusting the dispersivity and porosity match the measured chloride plume. Based on the simulations it was found that without remedial action the contaminants in the existing leachate plume would remain above acceptable regulatory concentration levels for longer than 2010. The chloride loading of an adjacent stream exceeds acceptable levels under Ontario's Reasonable Use Guidelines. Simulations indicate that a pump-and-treat system using additional two purge wells could remediate the leachate contamination within approximately 10 years from now. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2006

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  • I. Tsanis, 2006. "Modeling Leachate Contamination and Remediation of Groundwater at a Landfill Site," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 20(1), pages 109-132, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:20:y:2006:i:1:p:109-132
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-4634-4
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    1. Bo Zhang & Guoxiu Li & Pin Cheng & Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh & Mei Hong, 2016. "Landfill Risk Assessment on Groundwater Based on Vulnerability and Pollution Index," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 30(4), pages 1465-1480, March.
    2. K. Papapetridis & E. Paleologos, 2012. "Sampling Frequency of Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation Delay at Contaminated Sites," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 26(9), pages 2673-2688, July.
    3. Bo Zhang & Guoxiu Li & Pin Cheng & Tian-Chyi Yeh & Mei Hong, 2016. "Landfill Risk Assessment on Groundwater Based on Vulnerability and Pollution Index," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 30(4), pages 1465-1480, March.
    4. Afsaneh Afzali & Soheil Sabri & M. Rashid & Jamal Mohammad Vali Samani & Ahmad Ludin, 2014. "Inter-Municipal Landfill Site Selection Using Analytic Network Process," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 28(8), pages 2179-2194, June.
    5. Shoja Ghorbani Dashtaki & Mehdi Homaee & Mohammad Mahdian & Mehdi Kouchakzadeh, 2009. "Site-Dependence Performance of Infiltration Models," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 23(13), pages 2777-2790, October.

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