Table 2

Leachate composition (COD, BOD, BOD/COD, pH, SS, TKN, NH3 -N)
Age

Landfill site

COD

BOD

BOD/COD

pH

SS

TKN

NH3 -N

Reference

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

Canada
Canada
China, Hong Kong
China, Hong Kong

13,800
1870
15,700
17,000
13,000
50,000
19003180
70,900
19,900
10,540
24,400

9660
90
4200
7300
5000
22,000
37008890
26,800
4000
2300
10,800

0.70
0.05
0.27
0.43
0.38
0.44
0.360.51
0.38
0.20
0.22
0.44

5.8
6.58
7.7
7.08.3
6.89.1
7.89.0
7.48.5
6.2
8
8.2
7.3

>5000
2000
2000

950

1666
2400

212
75

3,200
11,000
13,000

3,400

1,766

42
10
2,260
3,000
11,000
13,000
6301,800
3,100
3,917
5,210
1,682

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Turkey

16,20020,000
35,00050,000

10,80011,000
21,00025,000

0.550.67
0.50.6

7.37.8
5.67.0

1,1202,500
2,020

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Y
Y
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

Turkey
Turkey
Canada
China
China, Hong Kong
Germany
Germany
Greece
Italy
Italy
Poland
Taiwan
Turkey
Brazil
Estonia
Finland
Finland
France
France
France
Malaysia
South Korea
Turkey

35,00050,000
10,75018,420
32109190
5800
7439
3180
4000
5350
5050
3840
1180
6500
9500
3460
2170
556
340920
500
100
1930
15332580
1409
10,000

21,00025,000
63809660

430
1436
1060
800
1050
1270
1200
331
500

150
800
62
84
7.1
3

48105
62

0.50.6
0.520.59

0.07
0.19
0.33
0.20
0.20
0.25
0.31
0.28
0.08

0.04
0.37
0.11
0.090.25
0.01
0.03

0.030.04
0.04

5.67.0
7.78.2
6.99.0
7.6
8.22

7.9
8.38
8
8
8.1
8.15
8.2
11.5

7.17.6
7.5
7.7
7
7.59.4
8.57
8.6

26303930
10131540

784

480

130
131480

159233
404
1600

2,370

1,135

1,100
1,670

1,450

192

540
5960

141
1,680

2,020
1,9462,002

884
800
940
1,330

743
5,500
1,270
800

159
330560
430
0.2
295

1,522
1,590

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[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
[30]
[20]
[31]
[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
[7]
[36]
[37]
[5]
[38]
[39]
[40]
[41]
[42]
[43]

[19]
[20]
[3]
[21]
[22]

S. Renou et al. / Journal of Hazardous Materials 150 (2008) 468493

China, Mainland
Greece
Italy
Italy
South Korea

[17]
[18]

Y: young; MA: medium age; O: old; all values except pH and BOD/COD are in mg L1 .

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