An overview of landfill leachate treatment via activated carbon adsorption process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 54-60

  Foo, K Y ^a   Hameed, B H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Landfill; Leachate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GROUND WATER TABLE; LANDFILL LEACHATE TREATMENT; LANDFILL LEACHATES; LEACHATE; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT; WATER SCARCITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLVENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUIFER; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GROUNDWATER; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; PERCOLATION; POLLUTION POLICY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TABLE;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFER; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70349247762     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.038     Document Type: Review

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