A Guide to Leaching Tests-Final

SDMS DOCID# 1112378. A Guide to the Use of Leaching Tests in Solid Waste Management Decision Making Prepared by: Timothy Townsend Yong-Chul Jang Thabet Tolaymat Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences University of Florida Prepared for: The Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management University of Florida Gainesville, Florida March 2003. Report #03-01(A). This document was produced as a deliverable on a research grant funded by the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (FCSHWM). Mr. John Schert served as the FSCHWM project director, and Dr. Timothy Townsend served as the principal investigator. Dr. Yong-Chul Jang was a post-doctoral associate, and Mr. Thabet Tolaymat was a graduate research assistant on the project. The information presented in this report is intended to provide an overview of the use of Leaching tests in solid and hazardous waste management. While regulatory aspects of Leaching tests are presented within, the appropriate regulatory agencies should always be contacted for final answers to regulatory questions.

dilution), as well as a pH of 5 ± 0.2 using 0.5 N acetic acid. The 20:1 L/S ratio was used based on the assumption that 5 percent of the potentially hazardous waste was co-disposed in an MSW landfill. The acetic acid simu lates the organic acids produced from the MSW landfill. 3.1.2 The Switch to the TCLP

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