TITLE:
Study of Biological Methods in Landfill Leachate Treatment
AUTHORS:
Parna Eskandari Payandeh, Naser Mehrdadi, Parisa Dadgar
KEYWORDS:
Biological Treatment, COD, Leachate, Landfill, Solid Waste
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.7 No.9,
August
18,
2017
ABSTRACT: Landfill leachate is mainly the result of precipitation of water into the layers of buried waste, and biochemical reactions of waste that has dangerous substances and pollutants that lead to the contamination of surface and groundwater resources. Therefore, it must be collected and treated properly. The investigation of various biological methods in leachate treatment, their advantages and disadvantages, and their effect on reduction of COD (chemical oxygen demand) are the objectives of this study. Reviewed processes include anaerobic and aerobic sequencing batch reactor, up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket, moving-bed biofilm reactor, membrane bioreactor, and aerated lagoons, lead to reduction of biodegradability pollutants in different circumstances. The present study has indicated that the most and the least reduction of COD has been through aerated lagoon (95%) and moving-bed biofilm reactor (8%), respectively.