Research and analysis

Ammonia fluxes in landfills

The report investigates the possibility of managing landfill sites to produce a rapid and permanent reduction of leachate ammonia.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
1 January 2003

Documents

Ammonia Fluxes in Landfills

Ref: ISBN 1844320677, LIT 1637

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Ammonia Fluxes in Landfills

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The turnover of the nitrogenous components of landfilled refuse was studied and reviewed in a former Department of the Environment-funded study, ‘Nitrogen Balances in Landfills,’ available as two publications in the CWM series. In the light of these laboratory studies, suggestions were made of a possible method for managing landfill sites likely to lead to the rapid and permanent reduction of leachate ammonia. This involved a strategy of ammonia treatment and recirculation of nitrified leachate. The aim of this research was to use laboratory studies to formulate a leachate pre-treatment and recycling strategy, and to demonstrate, at the Auchencarroch test cell facility, the efficacy of this in reducing leachate ammonia concentrations and accelerating site stabilisation.

Published 1 January 2003