• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.42-71
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• 2001

Leakage detection system can possibly locate leak point without laboratory analysis. Several different types of sensors provide these benefits. But the use of these technologies is not widespread, mainly because of cost. Each of the leakage detection systems available has different advantages and disadvantages. The ideal system would be affordable, durable enough to last through the life of the landfill, automated, and applicable to all types of landfills. The laboratory tests were performed to investigate the relationship between electrical resistivity and the unsaturated subsurface condition and to evaluate the contamination due to leachate based on measuring electrical resistivity. The results of experiment show that the electrical resistivity of soil decreases as moisture density increases. The electrical resistivity of soil decreases as the concentration of leachate in pore fluid increases. These facts indicate that electrical resistivity method can be a promising tool in detecting of leachate. Also, the field model tests were conducted to verify that detection of leachate leak point on detection system using electrical characteristics is accurate. Field model test results of leakage detection system imply that the leakage detection system using electrical characteristics have the great potential of detecting exactly the leak point of leachate.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.31-38
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• 2001

An illegal landfill In Korea was evaluated in a view of environmental quality to figure out reusing the area. The sampling spots were selected at a point in the landfill and three points in it's around area(two points in a paddy soils and one in a farm field). The eleven pollutants regulated in the Korean Soil Environmental Preservation Act (KSEPA) were analysed from the soil sample with the method of the KSEPA. As the results of the analysis the level of concentration with most samples indicated the requirement of the KSEPA. The concentration of soil samples met the standard: however, some pollutants in the ground water and leachate showed higher concentration than that of the requirement. Therefore, we must consider the treatments of the pollutants in the ground water and leachate when designing this landfill area for reusing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.124-127
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate and evaluate management status of use-completed landfill in Kyunggido area and characteristics of its surrounding soil contamination. The soil samples showed Showed the anxious standard of soil contamination. The effect of liner system and leachate treatment unit showed very low because of showing similar concentration with non system landfill. Therefore, the further supplementation of leachate treatment unit, rainfall exclusion unit, LFG exclusion unit etc. must be performed to ensure a efficient management for landfills.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2002.03a
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• pp.343-346
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• 2002

The chemical compatibility of leachate with the two natural materials was analyzed by performing the hydraulic conductivity test. The selected liner materials were natural marine clay and weathered soil sampled from Kimpo wastefill and Daehwa Dong, Kyonggi Do, respectively. PARAFIX, which is mainly composed of paraffin, cement, stearic acid, PVA etc., was used as solidifying agent. The chemical solutions used in the test were 10% acetic acid, 10% methanol, and real leachate from Kimpo wastefill and the results of tests were compared with that of distilled water. The results of tests show that hydraulic conductivity of solidified clay was increased slightly with permeation of acetic acid, methanol and the increase of hydraulic conductivity was not shown with permeation of leachate, distilled water and in case of weathered soil. Based on the tests, it is ascertained that the tested liner materials can be stable with the solution of low concentration.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.265-276
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• 2012

Current study includes the analysis of mine tailings and leachate water and prediction of species originated from the tailings. The variation of contaminants were measured upon the distance from the tailings to the nearby stream. The ions concentration was highest at the tailings and pit mouth and it becomes lower as it goes far away from the origin. This is the reason that the leachate was diluted with the uncontaminated stream water. The tailings were mainly classified into reddish one and yellow one. The main mineral of reddish tailings were quarts, illite, plumbojarosite and a small amount of sphalerite. The main mineral of yellow tailings were muscovite, quarts, plumbojarosite, and a small amount of chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Pb and Zn were found in the leachate in high concentration and become the major contaminants. These come from the dissolution of plumbojarosite and sphalerite contained in the mine tailings.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.29 no.5C
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• pp.217-228
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• 2009

In case of application of electrophoresis method for leakage restoration of waste impoundment, main points of consideration were to evaluate the mobility of clay particles by electrophoretic force and capacity of leakage repair in leachate electrolyte system contained with various chemical species. However, the flocculation phenomena of clay particles induced by electrochemical interaction between various chemical species and clay particles would cause the big problems in electrophoresis method. Therefore, a series of laboratory tests such as one-dimensional electrophoresis and gravitational experiments were carried out in order to identify the specific chemical species affected flocculation of clay particles and the range of chemical concentration in leachate. In addition, the characteristics of clay particle behavior with chemical species and concentration range in leachate were analized using the concept of the settling velocity, zeta potential, and electrophoretic velocity.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.61-68
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• 2013

This paper presents an experimental results on the environmental characteristics of waste tire. Experimental program includes a set of laboratory leaching tests and field pilot test for leachate analysis. Laboratory tests were conducted to illustrate how properties such as TOC, pH, turbidity and Zn change with tire sizes and drain conditions. In field pilot test, water samples were collected form a drainage system installed below the tire-reinforced retaining wall and analyzed for chemical quality. Laboratory leaching tests performed on various particle sizes of waste tire indicated that as tire size is increased, the concentration of leachate is decreased. In continuous flow column tests, the concentration of leachate decreased with the number of exposure periods or pore volumes flushed through the waste tire. However, during pause flow column tests, the concentration of leachates were increased with time. Field monitoring of effluent indicated that no significant adverse effects on ground water quality had occurred over a period of 12 months.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.148-157
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• 1998

Leachate is a result of the percolation of precipitation, uncontrolled runoff, and irrigation water into the landfill and can also include water initially contained in the waste as well as infiltrating groundwater. Behaviour of leachate by rainfall was studied to evaluate the variation of leachate generation and contaminants by rainfall in Sudokwon Landfill from January 1998 to October 1998. The quantity of leachate generated was measured with a flow meter, and the concentrations $BOD_5$, CODcr, T-N, $NE_3-N$, SS of leachate were also measured. Principal outcome obtained in this study are as follows : the quantity of leachate generated was the highest on August, the highest leachate generation volume in this period was 11,913㎥ and the lowest was $6,261m^3$. Although the similar amount of precipitation of 80mm applied to the two samples, there were difference in leachate generation due to precipitation duration, precipitation frequency, wet condition of solid wastes. As the result of regression analysis, the correlation coefficients(r) between the quantity of leachate generated and precipitation were 0.823, 0.976 between $BOD_5$ and CODcr, 0.992 between T-N and $NE_3-N$. As the quantity of leachate generated increased 48%, the concentration of $BOD_5$ and CODcr decreased 51% and 50% respectively. Therefore it was showed that the pollutant concentrations in leachate were diluted by precipitation. The concentrations of $BOD_5$ and COBcr in the rainy season were 2000~4000mg/1, 4000~6000mg/1 respectively, and 1000~3000 mg/1, 3000~5000 mg/l in the dry season. The loading of SS, $BOD_5$, CODcr(kg/month) on July was increased by 2.9 times, 2.8 times, 2.2 times with a basis on March. Therefore countermeasure of treatment facilities according to increase of loading by rainfall in summer is necessary.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2003

The effect of ozone oxidation on bio-degradability of leachate was studied. Ozone oxidation process was used as pre-treatment process to enhance performance of biological process in treating landfill leachate. Optimum ozone injection rate and contact time in this experiment was $160{\;}mg{\;}O_/{\ell}{\cdot}hr$ and 45 minutes, respectively. Bio-degradability was enhanced 5.08% by ozone oxidation. The ratio of ozone demand/DOC concentration was $0.049~0.091{\;}mg{\;}O_3/mg{\;}DOC$. The increase of bio-degradability depending on ozone injection rate(D) and contact time(T) can be expressed as follows ; The rate of bio-degradation of DOC was increased proportionally with the increase of ozone injection rate and contact time irrespective of landfill site age. The increase of bio-degradability by ozone addition was not satisfactory. It is hard to expect significant increase in bio-degradability by ozone treatment only. Thus, it is evaluated that ozone oxidation can not increase biodegradability significantly in concentrated wastewater composed of complex organic compound such as leachate.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2005

The effect of ozone oxidation on biodegradability of leachate was studied. Ozone oxidation process was used as pre-treatment process to enhance performance of biological process in treating landfill leachate. Optimum ozone dosing rate and contact time in this experiment was $160mg\;O_3/L$ hr and 45 minutes, respectively. Biodegradability was enhanced 5.08% by ozone oxidation. The ratio of ozone demand/DOC concentration was $0.049{\sim}0.091mg\;O_3/mg$ DOC. The increase of biodegradability depending on ozone dosing rate(D) and contact time(T) can be expressed as follows ; ${\Delta}E=0.00479{\cdot}D^{0.773}{\cdot}T^{0.800}$ The biodegradation rate of DOC was increased proportionally with the increase of ozone dosing rate and contact time irrespective of landfill site age. The increase of biodegradability by ozone addition was not satisfactory. It is hard to expect significant increase in biodegradability by ozone treatment only. Thus, it is evaluated that ozone oxidation can not increase biodegradability significantly in concentrated wastewater composed of complex organic compound such as leachate.