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A hazardous waste landfill leachate data base covering some thirty leachates from eleven disposal sites has been developed. The sites cover a range of sizes, liner designs, waste types and leachate collection systems and the leachate data cover a range of organic and inorganic constituents. For the cases included, the inorganic constituents appearing in highest concentrations in the leachate are iron, calcium, magnesium, cadmium, and arsenic, and the organic constituents appearing in highest concentrations are acetic acid, méthylène chloride, butyric acid, 1,1‐dichloroethane, and trichlorofluoromethane. The constituent concentrations in the leachate from hazardous waste landfills fall within the reported ranges for municipal landfill leachate. Based on preliminary data, only gross correlations could be made between leachate quality and waste input.
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