A study of leachate generated from construction and demolition landfills.

252 Pages·1996·6.6 MB·en_US

by  Melendez, Beth A.

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A STUDY OF LEACHATE GENERATED FROM
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION LANDFILLS
by
Beth A. Melendez
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Graduate Student
Department ofEnvironmental
Engineering Sciences
Master ofEngineering
from
University ofFlorida
August 2, 1996

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CONTENTS
Page
LIST OF FIGURES
iii
LIST OF TABLES iv
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
C&D
1.2 Composition of Waste 2
1. Scope ofProject 4
2 Literature Review 5
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2. Introduction 5
2.2 The National Association ofDemolition Contractors Study 5
2.3 Waste Management Incorporated Study 7
2.4 SKB Rich Valley Demolition Waste Management Facility Study 8
C&D
2.5 Sanifill Waste Landfill Study 10
2.6 Connecticut Bulky Waste Leachate Characterization Survey 12
2.7 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Summary 13
2.8 Conclusions 15
3.0 Methodology for Statistical Analysis 18
3.1 Introduction 18
3.2 Methodology 18
3.3 Standard Student T-Test 20
3.4 Cohen's Method 23
3 Atichinson Method 24
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3 Nonparametric Method 25
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4.0 Analysis '.... 26
4 Introduction 26
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4.2 Volatile Organic Compounds 26
4.3 Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds 29
4.4 Other Organic Compounds 31
4.5 Heavy Metals 33
4.5.1 Box Plots for Heavy Metals 36
4.5.2 Other Conclusions 41
4.6 Conventional Parameters 42
4.6.1 Box Plots for Conventional Parameters 44
4.6.2 Other Conclusions 51

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5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations 53
5 Conclusions 53
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5 Recommendations 53
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6.0 Works Cited 55
APPENDICES