Contaminants in soil-like material recovered by landfill mining from five old dumps in India

•Soil-like material of aged solid waste was collected from five Indian dumpsites.•Suitability of soil-like material for reuse in earthfill/embankments was assessed.•Heavy metals, leaching of color, soluble salts and organic content were determined.•Soil-like material was compared with natural soils...

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Published in:Process safety and environmental protection 2020-05, Vol.137, p.82-92
Main Authors: Somani, Mohit, Datta, Manoj, Ramana, G.V., Sreekrishnan, Trichur Ramaswamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cadmium
Chromium
Contaminants
Contamination
Dumps
Heavy metals
Landfill mining
Landfills
Leachates
Municipal solid waste
Municipal waste management
Nickel
Sediment pollution
Soil contamination
Soil pollution
Soil water
Soil-like material
Soils
Solid waste management
Waste disposal sites
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Summary:•Soil-like material of aged solid waste was collected from five Indian dumpsites.•Suitability of soil-like material for reuse in earthfill/embankments was assessed.•Heavy metals, leaching of color, soluble salts and organic content were determined.•Soil-like material was compared with natural soils from nearby areas of dumpsites.•Soil-like material cannot be reused in offsite application without any treatment. Soil-like material (SLM) was mined from five municipal solid waste (MSW) dumps to assess its potential for reuse in earthwork projects. The contamination levels of SLM (
ISSN:0957-5820
1744-3598
DOI:10.1016/j.psep.2020.02.010