Physico-chemical treatments for removal of recalcitrant contaminants from landfill leachate

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 80-100

  Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono ^a   Lo, Wai Hung ^a   Chan, Gilbert Y S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal nitrogen; Combined treatment; Landfill leachate management; Municipal solid waste (MSW); Non biodegradable compounds

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAGULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AMMONIACAL-NITROGEN; COMBINED TREATMENT; LANDFILL LEACHATE MANAGEMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); NON-BIODEGRADABLE COMPOUNDS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITROGEN; STRUVITE;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAGULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

LANDFILL; LEACHATE; REMEDIATION;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOCCULATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NANOFILTRATION; OSMOSIS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644552756     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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