Leaching of inorganic pollutants from fresh and partially degraded Municipal Solid Waste: A lysimeter study under tropical conditions

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 49-64

  Karthikeyan, Obuli Parthiba ^a   Murugesan, S ^a   Joseph, Kurian ^a   Nagendran, R ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Controlled dumps; Inorganic ions and heavy metals; Landfills; Leachate; Lysimeter; MSW; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LYSIMETERS; SOLID WASTES;

HIGH-STRENGTH LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); TOXIC METAL CONCENTRATIONS;

LEACHING;

EID: 39649105042     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2008.016991     Document Type: Article

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