SIMULATION AND MODELLING OF THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS IN LABORATORYSCALE LANDFILLS
A terrorist attack could result in the generation of large quantities of contaminated building debris that requires disposal. This debris could be contaminated with chemical and/or biological contaminants. The development of plans for the safe disposal of large quantities of contaminated debris requires information on the behavior of such debris in landfills. This information is required to insure that the cleanup from a catastrophic event can proceed without delays attributable to concerns over the safety of a disposal alternative.
A terrorist attack could result in the generation of large quantities of contaminated building debris that requires disposal. This debris could be contaminated with chemical and/or biological contaminants. The development of plans for the safe disposal of large quantities of contaminated debris requires information on the behavior of such debris in landfills. The overall objective of this research is to develop and experimentally validate a model to describe the transport of chemical warfare agents in a simulated landfill. The fate and transport of organic chemicals in landfills is governed by several processes including volatilization, sorption/desorption, biodegradation, abiotic hydrolysis and the association of chemicals with humic matter. Initial work will be conducted in batch systems to study each fate process in isolation. Thereafter, work will be conducted in columns in which all fate processes, landfill gas production, and water flux are influencing contaminant behavior concurrently.
| Copyright: | © IWWG International Waste Working Group | |
| Quelle: | Workshop G (Oktober 2007) | |
| Seiten: | 7 | |
| Preis inkl. MwSt.: | € 7,00 | |
| Autor: | Prof. Morton A. Barlaz  Jovita Marquez Saquing Isabella Mezzari Dr. Detlef R Knappe | |
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