Measurement of persistent organic pollutants in landfill leachates

Isabelle Zdanevitch (1) , Olivier Bour (1) , Sébastien Lejal (2) , Mark Briand (3)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
2 Service Cadre de vie - déchets
3 SMITOM de LAUNAY LANTIC

Leachates from two landfills which receive the stabilized waste (site A) and sorting refuses (site B) from mechanical biological treatment plants (MBT) have been sampled. Classical parameters, as well as organic persistent pollutants (POPs) have been measured and compared between the two sites, and to data from litterature (classical parameters and POPs) and to limit values for drinking waters, when applicable, for POPs. Though the study was limited to 3 samples, the concentrations in organic micropollutants varied, depending on the compounds and on the treatment process.

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Isabelle Zdanevitch, Olivier Bour, Sébastien Lejal, Mark Briand. Measurement of persistent organic pollutants in landfill leachates. 14. International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium (Sardinia 2013), Sep 2013, Cagliari, Italy. pp.NC. ⟨ineris-00976247⟩