Effect of filter–separators on the clogging of leachate collection systems
- 1 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
- Vol. 43 (7), 674-693
- https://doi.org/10.1139/t06-030
Abstract
This paper reports the results obtained after 6 years operation of nine mesocosm experiments that simulate the 50 cm of the drainage layer closest to the leachate collection pipe in a landfill. Five different design configurations were examined involving a 300 mm thick layer of coarse (38 mm) gravel. The designs differed in terms of the presence, nature, and location of a filter–separator layer either at the waste–gravel interface or partway through the gravel. A nonwoven geotextile filter–separator (GTF/S) is shown to reduce clogging of the gravel relative to the no filter–separator or woven GTF/S designs. Some clogging of the geotextiles is reported, with reductions in geotextile hydraulic conductivity of 23% for the woven GTF/S, 74%–89% for the nonwoven GTF/S, and 75%–94% for the nonwoven geotextile partway through the gravel. The clogged nonwoven geotextile filter–separator maintained a higher hydraulic conductivity than the extracted woven geotextile. Of the designs with a filter–separator between the waste and gravel, the granular filter–separator most effectively reduced clogging of the gravel but at the expense of leachate mounding above the sand once the sand layer clogs. The design with a nonwoven geotextile partway through the gravel (GTMF) provides better protection of the underlying gravel from clogging than other designs involving a geotextile.Key words: landfill, waste, leachate, clogging, biofilm, geotextile.Keywords
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