Comparison of leaching tests to determine and quantify the release of inorganic contaminants in demolition waste

The changes in waste management policy caused by the massive generation of waste materials (e.g. construction and demolition waste material, municipal waste incineration products) has led to an increase in the reuse and recycling of waste materials. For environmental risk assessment, test procedures...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 27(2007), 2 vom: 15., Seite 248-55
1. Verfasser: Delay, Markus (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lager, Tanja, Schulz, Horst D, Frimmel, Fritz H
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
Schlagworte:Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Industrial Waste Inorganic Chemicals Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Zusammenfassung:The changes in waste management policy caused by the massive generation of waste materials (e.g. construction and demolition waste material, municipal waste incineration products) has led to an increase in the reuse and recycling of waste materials. For environmental risk assessment, test procedures are necessary to examine waste materials before they can be reused. In this article, results of column and lysimeter leaching tests having been applied to inorganic compounds in a reference demolition waste material are presented. The results show a good agreement between the leaching behaviour determined with the lysimeter unit and the column units used in the laboratory. In view of less time and system requirements compared to lysimeter systems, laboratory column units can be considered as a practicable instrument to assess the time-dependent release of inorganic compounds under conditions similar to those encountered in a natural environment. The high concentrations of elements in the seepage water at the initial stage of elution are reflected by the laboratory column leaching tests. In particular, authorities or laboratories might benefit and have an easy-to-use, but nevertheless reliable, method to serve as a basis for decision-making
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.03.2007
Date Revised 20.11.2006
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0956-053X