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Photochemical Iron-Mediated Aeration Treatment of Landfill Leachate

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2007
Summary:
Landfilling is the most common method of solid waste disposal in the United States. However, a reported issue with landfill management is the production of leachate, which is a wastewater that is typically too strong to be discharged to municipal wastewater treatment facilities. After reviewing the performance of existing leachate treatment methods, it is clear that an understanding of emerging issues and an all-inclusive solution to long-term management of leachate is currently not available. The goal of this project is to address the lack of viable and sustainable engineering alternatives for handling leachate. One such futuristic technology is called Photochemical Iron Mediated Aeration (PIMA). Based on the Iron Mediated Aeration process, the PIMA process involves the combined oxidation effect of hydroxyl radicals and ultraviolet radiation with the air stripping potential of aeration. The experiments conducted demonstrated promising results but also the lack of maturity of this technique.
Title: Photochemical Iron-Mediated Aeration Treatment of Landfill Leachate.
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Name(s): Gasnier, Francois
Meeroff, Daniel E., Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2007
Date Issued: 2007
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 237 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Landfilling is the most common method of solid waste disposal in the United States. However, a reported issue with landfill management is the production of leachate, which is a wastewater that is typically too strong to be discharged to municipal wastewater treatment facilities. After reviewing the performance of existing leachate treatment methods, it is clear that an understanding of emerging issues and an all-inclusive solution to long-term management of leachate is currently not available. The goal of this project is to address the lack of viable and sustainable engineering alternatives for handling leachate. One such futuristic technology is called Photochemical Iron Mediated Aeration (PIMA). Based on the Iron Mediated Aeration process, the PIMA process involves the combined oxidation effect of hydroxyl radicals and ultraviolet radiation with the air stripping potential of aeration. The experiments conducted demonstrated promising results but also the lack of maturity of this technique.
Identifier: FA00012518 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Subject(s): Sanitary landfills--Leaching--Environmental aspects
Refuse and refuse disposal--Environmental aspects
Water--Purification--Filtration
Integrated solid waste management
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