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Main Title Comparison of four leachate-generation procedures for solid waste characterization in environmental assessment programs /
Author Bause, Daniel E. ; McGregor, Kenneth T.
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Author Title of a Work
McGregor, Kenneth T.
CORP Author GCA Corp., Bedford, MA. GCA Technology Div.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory ; National Technical Information Service [distributor],
Year Published 1980
Report Number EPA 600-7-80-118; EPA-68-02-3129
Stock Number PB80-205255
OCLC Number 08331000
Subjects Leaching ; Refuse and Refuse disposal--Equipment and supplies
Additional Subjects Solid waste disposal ; Leaching ; Assessments ; Industrial wastes ; Environmental impacts ; Earth fills ; Extraction ; Sites ; Sampling ; Concentration(Composition) ; Chemical analysis
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9101HCC7.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-7-80-118 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 09/27/2018
EKBD  EPA-600/7-80-118 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 09/27/2016
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-7-80-118 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB80-205255 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xi, 95 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The report gives results of an evaluation of four leachate-generating procedures in terms of their general applicability, reproducibility, compatibility with environmental assessment methods, and leaching characteristics. The generated leachates were analyzed for nine metals by atomic absorption, and for F(-), Cl(-), and SO4(--) by ion chromatography. Seven energy process wastes (oil shale, FBC waste, two flyashes, boiler slag, scrubber sludge, and hopper ash) were extracted to evaluate the general applicability of the leachate tests. The ASTM methods had the best reproducibility, and the EP method, the poorest. The EP and CAE procedures leached the largest quantities of trace metals from the wastes. However, based on the total metal concentraion in the sample, the leachate methods generally extracted < 1%. The EP and ASTM-B methods caused some problems with flameless AA analyses. Based on the RCRA criteria, five of the energy wastes would be classified as hazardous by at least one leachate procedure. Se usually exceeded the threshold value for the leachate. Based on this study, the ASTM-A and CAE procedures are preferred for leachate generation. Regardless of the leachate-generating method selected for waste characterization, the experimental procedure must be defined more precisely with respect to preparation, preservation, and other aspects.
Notes
"GCA/Technology Division." "EPA 600-7-80-118." "May 1980." Cover title. Includes bibliographical references. "Contract no. 68-02-3129, task no. 103, program element no. 1AB604."