Performing and cost-effective landfill gas management in the aftercare period

Abstract : Effluent management in the aftercare period is an important topic for landfill operators, as they are responsible for the closed landfills maintenance, monitoring, and control in the aftercare phase for as long as may be required by the competent authority, taking into account the time during which the landfill could present hazards (art. 13 EU Landfill Directive, 1999). In this context, it is important to find gas and leachate treatment methods adapted to the characteristics of effluents quality produced by closed landfills and to the possible constraints of these sites (absence of permanent personnel , ...).