Estimating threshold values for the land disposal of organic solvent-contaminated wastes
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Abstract
This paper describes conceptual and mathematical modeling approaches to evaluate environmentally suitable waste management practices that prevent ground water pollution from landfill disposal of solid wastes contaminated with organic solvents. Threshold values for disposal of solid wastes contaminated with acetone, nitrobenzene, chlorobenzene, and carbon tetrachloride were estimated using a disposal site model using a two-dimensional advection-,dispersion solute transport computer code. For example, the threshold value for disposal of carbon tetrachloride at the site model was approximately 600 g/acre, while the value for acetone was limited only by the characteristics of the waste to prevent free drainage of liquid solvent. The study indicated that the toxicity, mass loading rate, and the mass of solvent initially disposed are critical parameters determining the relative success of a given site to attenuate contaminants to environmentally acceptable levels.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Estimating threshold values for the land disposal of organic solvent-contaminated wastes |
| Series title | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| DOI | 10.1016/0304-3894(87)85035-5 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 365 |
| Last page | 376 |