Toxicity of organic chemical pollution in groundwater downgradient of a landfill (Grindsted, Denmark)
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Research focusing on the toxicity of organic chemical pollution in the leachate plume downgradient of the Grindsted Landfill in Denmark. The results indicate that a battery of biotests applied on preconcentrated groundwater samples can be a useful tool for toxicity characterization and hazard ranking of groundwater contaminated with complex chemical mixtures.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 2000
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Distribution of organic compounds from municipal solid waste in the groundwater downgradient of a landfill (Grindsted, Denmark)
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The leachate plume stretching 300m along the Grindsted Landfill in Denmark exhibited a natural reduction of organic compounds because of increased degradation. The groundwater was rich in organic compounds including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. High aerobic activity in the surrounding areas of the plume significantly reduced amount of organic compounds from 60m of the plume. Pesticides were also absent within the immediate vicinity of the landfill because of active degradation.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1995
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Occurrence and distribution of pharmaceutical organic compounds in the groundwater downgradient of a landfill (Grindsted, Denmark)
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The leachate plume stretching 30m along the Grindsted Landfill in Denmark contains high concentration of pharmaceutical compounds from the landfill's groundwater downgradient. The kinds of pharmaceutical compounds have expanded from sulfonamides in the 1930s to barbiturates in the 1970s. However, a survey of the landfill revealed natural reduction in the concentration of pharmaceutical compounds despite the increased use of drugs because of rapid aerobic degradation, dilution and sorption. The attenuation prevents concentrations of pharmaceutical wastes from rising from 50m of the landfill.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1995
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