西南地区某已封场非规范垃圾填埋场垃圾稳定化进程分析

以重庆某非规范填埋场为例,针对西南地区已封场非规范垃圾填埋场的稳定化进程进行了分析。按照场地布局选取4个采样点,在垃圾体上进行钻孔取样,分析不同深度的垃圾样pH值、有机质、含水率、生物可降解度以及垃圾样浸出液和填埋气组成以及各个指标随着填埋深度的变化规律,确定不同深度垃圾体的稳定化程度。结果表明,场内垃圾已呈现矿化垃圾特征;有机质、BDM、浸出液COD以及填埋气CH4含量等4个指标与填埋深度均较好地符合一级降解反应,可以预测垃圾体稳定化临界填埋深度。根据有机质、BDM、浸出液COD以及填埋气CH4含量等4个指标与填埋深度一级降解反应函数预测临界稳定化深度为15 m,与实测值判定的稳定化填埋深度相一致性。在对非规范垃圾填埋场场地利用过程中,需要先对未稳定的上层垃圾进行清理,并在已稳定的底层垃圾体上充填其他稳定介质后利用该地块。     

城市垃圾卫生填埋场废气产生量及主要污染因子的确定

城市生活垃圾以其特有的分散、巨量、恶臭、肮脏等特性,使环境污染问题显得更加突出、复杂,因此建造垃圾填埋场势在必行。本文以城市垃圾卫生填埋场址的环境影响评价为基础,对垃圾填埋场恶臭气体产生量及其影响强度进行科学的分析与探讨,为垃圾场废气的治理及环境管理提供科学依据。1　垃圾卫生填埋废气产生量分析1.1　废气污染物的产生及特征根据有关实验及文献资料〔1,2〕,填埋场中废气大致由50%～60%的CH4,40%～50%的CO2和一定量的NH3、N2、H2S等物质组成。填埋场产生的废气成份应根据生产过程来确定,在填埋初期两周内氮、氧的含量比…     

典型生活垃圾填埋场堆体安全监测及堆高稳定性分析

为了解生活垃圾填埋场堆体堆高稳定性变化,以南方某典型生活垃圾卫生填埋场为研究对象,开展为期1年的堆体安全监测。通过布设渗沥液水位、堆体表面位移和深层侧向位移等在线监测设备,获取连续稳定的堆体安全特征数据。并使用GeoStudio软件分析填埋高度和渗沥液水位对边坡稳定性的影响。结果表明,填埋场滞水位埋深摆动幅度为0～4 m,主水位降低幅度为1～2 m,渗沥液水位高度、表面位移速率受降雨量和填埋作业影响较为明显;填埋初期,堆体持续向外滑移,日均滑移速率在1～8 mm·d^-1;堆体作业区域由于堆体厚度大、堆填速率快,其深层侧向位移速率大于两侧边坡区域,雨季滑移速率大于旱季,1年内表层累计水平位移可达到950 mm。渗沥液水位对填埋堆体稳定性有较大影响,随着渗沥液水位的下降,堆体安全系数逐渐增大,填埋场警戒水位埋深可设为5.0 m。本研究结果可为垃圾填埋场的堆体安全稳定控制提供参考。     

垃圾填埋场填埋气产生与迁移计算机模拟

准确预测填埋场内填埋气随时间和空间的变化规律,对填埋场的管理和填埋气的合理应用具有重要作用.以多孔介质流体动力学理论为基础,构建了填埋场中气体迁移转化过程三维模型.应用有限单元法和迭代法对模型的非线性方程组进行了求解,计算了填埋场中气体的压力分布情况.结果表明,填埋初期气压随深度和时间的增加而增加;而后气压随时间增加逐渐减小.     

垃圾填埋场苍蝇和恶臭污染控制技术研究进展

卫生填埋是中国垃圾处置的主流方式,填埋处置过程中会产生一系列次生污染问题,其中苍蝇孳生和恶臭污染问题一直是关注和研究的重点。分别对垃圾填埋场苍蝇灭杀控制和恶臭气体抑制消除的研究和技术应用进行总结,其中主要包括物理、化学及生物技术方法;结合垃圾填埋场管理对苍蝇和恶臭控制的要求,对不同技术的污染控制原理及应用优势和不足进行描述,最后综合现有技术的研究现状提出垃圾填埋场苍蝇和恶臭污染控制的新思路。     

生活垃圾恶臭污染释放过程研究

在实验室模拟填埋条件下,考察了不同垃圾组分、含水率、温度、填埋高度和压实密度对生活垃圾恶臭释放的影响。结果表明:生活垃圾恶臭物质主要来源于厨余垃圾、果皮垃圾和生活垃圾;含水率越高,恶臭物质释放越多;温度越高,恶臭物质释放越多;适当增加填埋高度不仅可以减少填埋作业面积,还可减少恶臭物质释放;提高生活垃圾的压实密度,可在增大恶臭气体迁移阻力、减轻恶臭污染的同时,增强垃圾堆体的稳定性,一定程度上增加了填埋库容。     

生物过滤法净化垃圾填埋场温室气体甲烷的研究进展

生物过滤法是一种低费用、无二次污染的减少垃圾填埋场温室气体甲烷排放的方式,是垃圾填埋气净化的一种很好的选择.介绍了净化垃圾填埋场甲烷的生物过滤器类型及甲烷氧化微生物,概述了生物过滤器氧化甲烷的影响因素、操作条件,并分析了其发展趋势.     

垃圾填埋场填埋气竖井收集系统设计优化

目前实际工程中通常采用现场抽气试验的方法确定垃圾填埋气收集系统的相关技术参数 ,这种方法不能对影响抽气效果的因素综合分析并加以优化。本文利用竖井抽气条件下填埋气压力分布模型 ,分析讨论了抽气系统各参数对对抽气效果的影响 ,提出了垃圾填埋场填埋气竖井收集系统的抽气量、抽气井影响半径、抽气井埋深的优化设计方法 ,可为填埋气污染控制与回收利用系统的规划设计及运行管理提供技术支持     

填埋场沼气发电的温室气体减排效益分析

填埋场沼气是垃圾卫生填埋场产生的可利用资源.以深圳下坪垃圾填埋场为例,定量分析垃圾填埋气体发电的温室气体减排效益.结果表明,填埋场沼气发电具有很好的经济效益和环境效益,可作为与发达国家进行CDM(清洁发展机制)项目合作的优先技术领域.     

武汉金口垃圾填埋场对地下水环境的影响分析

分析了武汉金口垃圾填埋场中不同填埋时间的垃圾渗滤液特性和周边地下水水质,并结合场地条件分析垃圾渗滤液对地下水环境的影响机制。结果表明:(1)所有垃圾渗滤液(均超过7年)中COD、氨氮、Cl-均分别低于500、1 000、1 000mg/L;重金属含量较低。垃圾渗滤液中COD、氨氮和Cl-均随填埋时间延长而降低。(2)填埋场周围50m内的上层滞水均受到垃圾渗滤液水平渗透的影响,主要表现为高锰酸盐指数和氨氮均不能满足《地下水质量标准》(GB/T 14848—93)中Ⅲ类标准,其中氨氮超标严重,平均超标89.3倍,高锰酸盐指数平均超标1.0倍。相比场区地下水的下游方向,上游方向的上层滞水受污染程度较轻。(3)由于厚层黏土的阻隔,距地表约25m的上更新统承压水的水质相对较好,除武汉市上更新统承压水普遍存在的超标组分(氨氮和Mn)外,其他指标基本满足GB/T 14848—93中Ⅲ类标准,其受垃圾填埋场渗滤液垂直渗透影响较小。这为简易填埋场关闭后的场地维护和开发利用以及新建填埋场的选址提供借鉴。     

Non-controlled biogenic emissions to the atmosphere from Lazareto landfill, Tenerife, Canary Islands

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: [corrected] Historically, landfills have been the simplest form of eliminating urban solid waste with the minimum cost. They have been the most usual method for discarding solid waste. However, landfills are considered authentic biochemical reactors that introduce large amounts of contaminants into the environment in the form of gas and leachates. The dynamics of generation and the movement of gas in landfills depend on the input and output parameters, as well as on the structure of the landfill and the kind of waste. The input parameters include water introduced through natural or artificial processes, the characteristics of the urban solid waste, and the input of atmospheric air. The main output parameters for these biochemical reactors include the gases and the leachates that are potentially pollutants for the environment. Control systems are designed and installed to minimize the impact on the environment. However, these systems are not perfect and a significant amount of landfill gas could be released to the atmosphere through the surface in a diffuse form, also known as Non-controlled emission. In this paper, the results of the Non-controlled biogenic gas emissions from the Lazareto landfill in Tenerife, Canary Islands, are presented. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the concentration of CH4 and CO2 in the soil gas of the landfill cover, the CH4 and CO2 efflux from the surface of the landfill and, finally, to compare these parameters with other similar landfills. In this way, a better understanding of the process that controls biogenic gas emissions in landfills is expected. METHODS: A Non-controlled biogenic gas emission survey of 281 sampling sites was carried out during February and March, 2002. The sampling sites were selected in order to obtain a well-distributed sampling grid. Surface landfill CO2 efflux measurements were carried out at each sampling site on the surface landfill together with soil gas collection and ground temperatures at a depth of 30-40 cm.The CH4 efflux was computed from CO2 efflux and from the ratio CH4/CO2 in the soil gas. Soil gas samples were collected at a depth of 30-40 cm using a metallic probe and 20 cc hypodermic syringes, and later stored in evacuated 10 cc vacutainers for laboratory analysis of bulk composition. The gas sample was introduced in a vacutainer filled with deionized water and displacing the water until the vacutainer was filled with the gas sample in order to avoid air contamination from entering. The surface landfill temperature of the landfill was measured at a depth of 40 cm using a digital thermometer type OMEGA 871A. Landfill gases, CO2 and CH4, were analyzed within 24 hours using a double channel VARIAN micro-GC QUAD CP-2002P, with a 10 meter PORAPLOT-Q column, a TCD detector, and He as a carrier gas. The analysis temperature was 40 degrees C and the injection time was 10 msec. Surface landfill CO2 efflux measurements were performed using a portable NDIR spectrophotometer Licor-800 according to the accumulation chamber method (Chiodini et al. 1996). The data treatment, aimed at drawing the flux map and computing the total gas output, was based on the application of stochastic simulation algorithms provided by the GSLIB program (Deutsch and Journel 1998). RESULTS: Diffuse CH4 and CO2 efflux values range from negligible values up to 7,148 and 30,573 g m(-2) d(-1), respectively. The spatial distribution of the concentration and efflux of CO2, CH4 and soil temperature, show three areas of maximum activity in the landfill, suggesting a non-uniform pattern of diffuse degassing. This correlation between high emissions and concentration of CO2, CH4 and soil temperatures suggests that the areas of higher microbial activity and exothermic reactions are releasing CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere from the landfill. Taking into consideration the spatial distribution of the CO2 and CH4 efflux values as well as the extension of the landfill, the Non-controlled emission of CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere by the Lazareto's landfill are of 167 +/- 13.3 and 16 +/- 2.5 t d(-1), respectively. DISCUSSION: The patterns of gas flow within the landfill seem to be affected by boundary materials at the sides. The basalt layers have a low permeability and the gas flow in these areas is extensive. In this area, where a basalt layer does not exist, the flow gas diffuses toward the sea and the flux emissions at the landfill surface are lower. This behavior reflects the possible dissolution of gases into water and the deflection of gases towards the surface at the basalt boundary. The proximity to the sea, the installation of a palm tree garden and, as a result, the contribution of water coming from the watering of this garden has reactivated the system. The introduction of sea water into the landfill and the type of boundary could be defining the superficial gas discharges. CONCLUSIONS: Results from this study indicate that the spatial distribution of Non-controlled emission of CO2 and CH4 at the Lazareto's landfill shows a non-uniform pattern of diffuse degassing. The northeast, central and northwest areas of the Lazareto's landfill are the three areas of high emissions and concentration of CO2 and CH4, and high temperatures. The correlation between high emissions and the concentration of CO2, CH4, and the high temperatures suggest that the areas of higher microbial activity and exothermic reactions are releasing more CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere from the landfill. A high concentration of CO2 is probably due to the presence of methanotrophic bacteria in the soil atmosphere of the landfill. Patterns of gas flow within the landfill seem to be affected by boundary materials (basalt layers) of low permeability, and side boundaries of the flux emissions at the surface are higher. At the sides of seawater and sediment boundaries, flux emissions at the landfill surface are lower. This behavior reflects a possible dissolution of gases into the water and the deflection of gases towards the surface at the basalt boundary. With this study, we can compare the data obtained in this landfill with other landfills and observe the different levels of emission. The proximity to the sea and the installation of the palm tree garden palms and, as a result, the contribution of water coming from the watering of this garden has reactivated the system. Many landfills worldwide located in similar settings could experience similar gas production processes. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES: The need for investigating and monitoring sea water and sediment quality in these landfills is advisable. Concentrations and fluxes of contaminants and their impact in the area should be assessed. With this study we can compare the data obtained in these landfills with other landfills and observe the different levels of emission.     

A methodology to estimate odors around landfill sites: the use of methane as an odor index and its utility in landfill siting

The estimation of odor production and dispersion from landfill sites is a very complicated task because of the different chemical species that exist in biogas. To site a new landfill, it is necessary to know the distance that odors can travel around the landfill under atmospheric conditions that increase the concentration of pollutants. Although CH4 is an odorless gas, it can be used as an index to determine the dispersion of low-reactivity odorous species around a landfill site. Methane production rates, estimated by biogas production models, were used by an air dispersion model to determine the spatial distribution of CH4 around landfill sites. By utilizing dispersion models under extreme atmospheric conditions, a maximum CH4 concentration around the landfills was determined. Based on the ratio between CH4 and odorous chemical species, the spatial distribution of the concentration of an odorous species was determined for those species with low reactivity in the atmosphere. For odorous species with high reactivity in the atmosphere, a dispersion-reaction model must be used. In this way, the acceptable distance between new landfills and residential areas can be determined. The proposed methodology could be used as a design tool for those who are interested in landfill siting.     

垃圾填埋气收集控制的CFD数值模拟应用研究

基于多孔介质渗流理论,给出了填埋气在填埋场内流动控制方程组及其定解条件,但实际填埋场的不规则边界使其很难求得解析解。建立填埋场竖井抽气物理模型,采用计算流体力学数值模拟软件PHONEICS求得控制方程的数值解,并用相关文献的结论进行校验,结果与前人结论相吻合。将该方法应用于实际填埋场抽气系统的设计,通过PHONEICS软件编程接口二次开发计算负压抽气条件下流入抽气系统的外部空气量,由此引入抽气效率做为抽气效果的评价指标,模拟了传统等边三角形布置竖井抽气系统的运行效果,并根据模拟结果对传统竖井抽气系统进行优化。     

Effects of earthworm cast and powdered activated carbon on methane removal capacity of landfill cover soils

Landfill gases could be vented through a layer of landfill cover soil that could serve as a biofilter to oxidize methane to carbon dioxide and water. Properly managed landfill cover soil layers may reduce atmospheric CH4 emissions from landfills. In the present study, the effects of earthworm cast and powdered activated carbon (PAC) on the CH4 removal capacity of the landfill cover soil was investigated. For this purpose, column and batch tests were conducted using three different materials: typical landfill cover soil, landfill cover soil amended with earthworm cast, and landfill cover soil amended with PAC. The maximum CH4 removal rate of the columns filled with landfill cover soil amended with earthworm cast was 14.6mol m(-2)d(-1), whereas that of the columns filled with typical landfill cover soil was 7.4mol m(-2)d(-1). This result shows that amendment with earthworm cast could stimulate the CH4-oxidizing capacity of landfill cover soil. The CH4 removal rate of the columns filled with landfill cover soil amended with PAC also showed the same removal rate, but the vertical profile of gas concentrations in the columns and the methanotrophic population measured in the microbial assay suggested that the decrease of CH4 concentration in the columns is mainly due to sorption. Based on the results from this study, amendment of landfill cover soil with earthworm cast and PAC could improve its CH4 removal capacity and thus achieve a major reduction in atmospheric CH4 emission as compared with the same landfill cover soil without any amendment.     

Landfill Gas Effects on Groundwater Samples at a Municipal Solid Waste Facility

A study was performed to determine the source of low concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) detected in groundwater samples at a solid waste management facility. The affected wells were identified as hydraulically upgradient of an old unlined facility, but downgradient of a new clay-lined landfill. These monitoring wells are close to both sites. Subsurface landfill gas migration was identified after a low permeability cap was installed on the older site. Subsurface gas pressure was monitored to identify horizontal landfill gas migration. Monitoring well headspace gases were evaluated to identify depressed oxygen concentrations and methane because of landfill gas migration into the well. Monitoring well headspace gas VOC concentrations were compared to groundwater VOC concentrations to determine the direction of phase transfer. A ratio above 1.0 of the observed well headspace gas concentration of a VOC to the concentration that would be in equilibrium with the groundwater concentration indicates gas-to-water phase transfer within the well. For the major gas-phase and aqueous-phase VOC, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, gas-to-water phase transfer is clearly indicated from the data for two of the four wells. Fifteen other VOCs were detected in monitoring well headspace gases but not in groundwater samples from the four wells studied. Only one compound in one well was detected in the groundwater sample but not in the headspace gases, and only one compound in one well was detected in both matrices at concentrations that suggested water-to-gas phase transfer. This study suggests that if landfill gas is suspected as the source of detected VOCs, monitoring well construction and stratigraphy are important considerations when attempting to differentiate between groundwater contamination by landfill gas and contamination from other sources.     

Evaluating fugacity models for trace components in landfill gas

A fugacity approach was evaluated to reconcile loadings of vinyl chloride (chloroethene), benzene, 1,3-butadiene and trichloroethylene in waste with concentrations observed in landfill gas monitoring studies. An evaluative environment derived from fictitious but realistic properties such as volume, composition, and temperature, constructed with data from the Brogborough landfill (UK) test cells was used to test a fugacity approach to generating the source term for use in landfill gas risk assessment models (e.g. GasSim). SOILVE, a dynamic Level II model adapted here for landfills, showed greatest utility for benzene and 1,3-butadiene, modelled under anaerobic conditions over a 10 year simulation. Modelled concentrations of these components (95,300 microg m(-3); 43 microg m(-3)) fell within measured ranges observed in gas from landfills (24,300-180,000 microg m(-3); 20-70 microg m(-3)). This study highlights the need (i) for representative and time-referenced biotransformation data; (ii) to evaluate the partitioning characteristics of organic matter within waste systems and (iii) for a better understanding of the role that gas extraction rate (flux) plays in producing trace component concentrations in landfill gas.     

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Abstract

The estimation of odor production and dispersion from landfill sites is a very complicated task because of the different chemical species that exist in biogas. To site a new landfill, it is necessary to know the distance that odors can travel around the landfill under atmospheric conditions that increase the concentration of pollutants. Although CH₄ is an odorless gas, it can be used as an index to determine the dispersion of low-reactivity odorous species around a landfill site. Methane production rates, estimated by biogas production models, were used by an air dispersion model to determine the spatial distribution of CH₄ around landfill sites. By utilizing dispersion models under extreme atmospheric conditions, a maximum CH₄ concentration around the landfills was determined. Based on the ratio between CH₄ and odorous chemical species, the spatial distribution of the concentration of an odorous species was determined for those species with low reactivity in the atmosphere. For odorous species with high reactivity in the atmosphere, a dispersion-reaction model must be used. In this way, the acceptable distance between new landfills and residential areas can be determined. The proposed methodology could be used as a design tool for those who are interested in landfill siting.     

基于层次分析法的坦塘垃圾填埋场适宜性评价

垃圾填埋场场址的适宜性评价是生活垃圾填埋场建设和运营的前提和基础。以湖南省永州市坦塘垃圾填埋场为例,在分析研究区的地质与水文地质条件的基础上,确定了填埋场适宜性的影响因素为填埋场规模、运输条件、环境条件、建场条件和地质条件,具体包括填埋场面积及容量、综合路况条件、对地表水体污染的可能性、地形平坦程度以及场地是否处在岩溶区等条件,明确了局部地区岩溶发育是制约其适宜性的主要因素。结合垃圾填埋场的建设情况和相关规范、标准,采用层次分析法对坦塘垃圾填埋场进行适宜性评价。评价结果表明,坦塘垃圾填埋场是一个适宜场地,评价结果与实际情况相符。     

Seasonal variability in CH4 emissions from a landfill in a cool, semiarid climate

Methane exchange with the atmosphere was measured during three seasons at the Rooney Road landfill in Jefferson County, CO. Substantial spatial and temporal variability in exchange rates were observed. Mean fluxes to the atmosphere were 534, 1290, and 538 mg CH4/m2/day, respectively, in the fall of 1994, winter of 1994-1995, and summer of 1995. Median fluxes were 12.42, 8.62, and 5.65 mg CH4/m2/day, respectively, during those seasons. Forty-three of 177 measurements had small negative fluxes, suggesting methanotrophic activity in the landfill cover soils. Despite probable methanotrophic activity in cover soils, landfills without gas collection systems may emit substantial CH4 to the atmosphere, with large spatial and seasonal variability.