Characteristics of leachates from a municipal solid waste composting plant in Kalamata City, Greece

Vlyssides, A; Karlis, P; Barampouti, EM; Mai, S

dc.contributor.author	Vlyssides, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Karlis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Barampouti, EM	en
dc.contributor.author	Mai, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:20:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:20:00Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	1018-4619	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15799
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dc.subject	Characteristics	en
dc.subject	Composting plant	en
dc.subject	Leachates	en
dc.subject	Municipal solid wastes	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	composting	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	leachate	en
dc.subject.other	municipal solid waste	en
dc.subject.other	waste management	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Kalamata	en
dc.subject.other	Messenia	en
dc.subject.other	Peloponnisos	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Characteristics of leachates from a municipal solid waste composting plant in Kalamata City, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	This study deals with the characteristics of leachates from a municipal solid waste composting plant in Kalamata city, Greece. The composting plant has been in operation for about two years and treats the total quantity of the municipal solid waste of Kalamata city. Fifteen samplings every three days have been taken and various pollution parameters have been estimated. The results indicated that leachates from this plant are highly polluted with the mean COD and BOD5 values being 107800 and 54400 mg/l, respectively. The results indicated that leachates are also characterized by high inogranic load, with mean N-NH3 and Cl- values of 2660 and 6440 mg/l, respectively. From the overall results it can be said that the leachates constitute a major environmental problem and must be taken into careful consideration.	en
heal.publisher	PARLAR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (P S P)	en
heal.journalName	Fresenius Environmental Bulletin	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000222548100003	en
dc.identifier.volume	13	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	491	en
dc.identifier.epage	493	en