A decomposição dos resíduos sólidos dispostos em aterro sanitário produz um líquido denominado chorume, o qual apresenta altos teores de poluentes. A caracterização do chorume do aterro sanitário de Cachoeira Paulista-SP, conforme os parâmetros de descarte, comprovam a presença de contaminantes tais como DQO (3596 mg L-1), COT (1773 mg L-1), nitrogênio amoniacal (1496 mg L-1), nitrogênio orgânico (49 mg L-1) e fenol (162 mg L-1). Após aprovada a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, a legislação aumenta a fiscalização e o controle da disposição e destinação adequada de resíduos sólidos urbanos e, desta forma, a sociedade moderna passou a necessitar de processos capazes de tratar tal lixiviado. As indústrias metalúrgicas, ao executarem técnicas de proteção de superfícies metálicas, produzem um rejeito industrial denominado de borra de fosfato. Nesta perspectiva, este trabalho visou o reuso deste rejeito devido à presença de metais de transição (catalisador na ozonização catalítica) e de fosfato (reagente de precipitação de amônia) para o processo de degradação do chorume. O objetivo desse reagente residual é proporcionar uma redução no custo do processo de tratamento, aplicar uma destinação para tal rejeito e ainda, talvez, reduzir a toxicidade do chorume para o devido descarte ou pré-tratamento. O experimento com 60 minutos, pH 2,5, 90 g L-1 de borra in natura e 3 L de chorume obteve redução de 15,41% de DQO. O mesmo experimento, exceto o fosfato, usando reagentes de sulfato de ferro, zinco e manganês obteve 57,5% de DQO. Isso comprovou o efeito negativo do íon fosfato, pelo sequestro de radical hidroxila, na ozonização catalítica em média de 40% na redução de DQO. Uma metodologia foi desenvolvida para separar o fosfato dos demais íons metálicos, através de dois processos (ácido sulfúrico e ácido clorídrico) para obter dois produtos (borra em pó com a presença dos metais de interesse e solução alcalina concentrada de fosfato). A ozonização catalítica da borra em pó foi avaliada em planejamento fatorial 23 com ponto central, cuja maior degradação foi em 90 minutos e pH 4, quando realizada com borra em pó sulfúrica (4,2 g L-1) obteve uma redução média de 59,09% COT (R$ 0,101 por litro) e com borra em pó clorídrica (4,75 g L-1) de 65,52% COT (R$ 0,100 por litro). Nestes tratados, um fatorial 22 com ponto central, foi usado na avaliação de precipitação da estruvita, o qual comprovou-se que a remoção de amônia é melhor em pH 12, diferente da literatura (pH 9,5), e quando executadas com prévio tratamento físico-químico (remoção dos catalisadores da ozonização), devido a menor interação no meio reacional. Nestas condições, com solução alcalina de fosfato (sulfúrica) em 20 minutos obteve redução de 96,74% de N-NH3 (R$ 0,365 por litro) e com solução alcalina de fosfato (clorídrica) em 10 minutos uma redução de 94,71% de N-NH3 (R$ 0,305 por litro). Isso demonstra o uso potencial desse rejeito no tratamento de chorume, ao tratar dois passivos ambientais e minimizar impactos ambientais antropogênicos, além da possível aplicação produção de fertilizante. / The decomposition of solid waste present in landfill produces the landfill leachate, which has high levels of pollutants. The characterization of the landfill leachate from Cachoeira Paulista - SP, according the discard parameters, proves the presence of contaminants due to high level of COD (3596 mg L-1), TOC (1773 mg L-1), ammonia nitrogen (1496 mg L-1), organic nitrogen (49 mg L-1) and phenol (162 mg L-1). After National Solid Waste Policy approval, the legislation increases the supervision and control of the proper disposal of solid waste, so the modern society began to require processes able to treat such leachate. Metallurgical industries do the metal surfaces protection techniques and produce an industrial waste of phosphate sludge. In this perspective, the aim of this study comprehends the reuse of metallurgical waste due to the presence of transition metals (catalyzer in ozonation) and phosphate (ammonia precipitation reagent) for the degradation process. The objective of this residual reagent is induce a reduction in the cost of the treatment process, apply a proper disposal for metallurgical waste and, perhaps, reduce the toxicity of landfill leachate to discard or pre-treatment. The experiment with 60 minutes, pH 2.5, 90 g L-1 sludge waste in natura and 3 L of landfill leachate obtained 15.41% reduction in COD. The same experiment, except the phosphate, using iron, zinc and manganese sulfate reagents reached 57.5% of the COD. This proved the negative effect of phosphate ion, the scavenger of hydroxyl radical in the catalytic ozonation around 40% reduction of COD. A method had been developed to separate phosphate from other metal ions, through two processes (hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid) to obtain two products (phosphate sludge powder with metals of interest and phosphate concentrated alkaline solution). The catalytic ozonation of sludge powder was evaluated in 23 factorial design with central point, and the better degradation was obtained in 90 minutes and pH 4, when performed with sludge powder sulfuric (4.2 g L-1) had an average reduction of 59.09% TOC (R$ 0,101 per liter) and with sludge powder hydrochloric (4.75 g L-1) 65.52% TOC (R$ 0,100 per liter). In landfill leachate treated, a 22 factorial design with center point was used in the precipitation evaluation of struvite, which proved that the ammonia removal is better at pH 12, different from the literature (pH 9.5), and when performed after to physico-chemical treatment (removal of catalyzer of ozonation) due to the less interaction in the reaction. In these adjust conditions, with phosphate alkaline solution (sulfuric) was obtained in 20 minutes 96.74% of reduction of N-NH3 (R$ 0,365 per liter) and phosphate alkaline solution (hydrochloric) in 10 minutes a decrease of 94.71% N-NH3 (R$ 0,305 per liter). This result demonstrates the potential use of this waste in the treatment of landfill leachate, treat two contaminants and minimize anthropogenic environmental impacts, as well as possible application of struvite on fertilizer production.

Aterro sanitário é uma forma de destinação final de resíduos sólidos que gera lixiviado durante e após sua operação. O lixiviado é um líquido de elevada carga orgânica e poder poluidor. A presente pesquisa objetivou estudar a remoção da matéria orgânica presente em lixiviado de aterro sanitário bruto ou pré-tratado por air-stripping por meio de processos oxidativos avançados. Avaliou-se a influência do pré-tratamento na eficiência da remoção de matéria orgânica, a possibilidade do uso do conceito de número médio de oxidação do carbono como indicativo de oxidação e a ocorrência de processos sinérgicos na remoção dos parâmetros DQO, COT e cor proveniente da aplicação combinada de oxidantes. Os tratamentos propostos foram: ozônio apenas, ozônio/peróxido de hidrogênio e peróxido de hidrogênio/radiação ultravioleta. As doses de ozônio variaram entre 0,5 e 6 g/L. As doses de peróxido de hidrogênio variaram entre 0,2 e 7,2 g/L. Os tempos de contato de radiação ultravioleta variaram entre 40 e 200 minutos. O pré-tratamento por air-stripping, que visava à remoção de amônia, reduzia carga orgânica e a cor do lixiviado. A eficiência de remoção da DQO e COT foi baixa para todos os tratamentos propostos, alcançando valor máximo de 44%. As baixas eficiências podem ser decorrentes das interferências causadas por alcalinidade, nitrogênio amoniacal e sólidos fixos. O tratamento baseado em ozônio apenas apresentou as maiores eficiências de remoção de matéria orgânica. A remoção de cor foi elevada em todos os tratamentos, e os melhores resultados foram no tratamento baseado em ozônio/peróxido de hidrogênio. O pré-tratamento não alterou significativamente a oxidação da matéria orgânica. O conceito de número médio de oxidação do carbono não foi adequado para a indicação do processo oxidativo. A limitação do uso desse conceito está relacionada, provavelmente, à presença de DQO referente a substâncias inorgânicas, compostos nitrogenados e clorados. O efeito sinérgico do uso combinado de oxidantes não é dominante para a remoção da DQO e COT, e é em se tratando da remoção de cor. / Sanitary landfills are a method for solid waste disposal that generates leachate when operating and after their closure. Leachate is a pollutant liquid with a high concentration of organic constituents. The aim of this study was the application of advanced oxidative processes for organic matter removal from raw and pre-treated leachate by air-stripping. This research evaluated the influence of pre-treatment on the organic matter removal efficiency; the possibility of using the concept of mean oxidation number of carbon, as indicative of organic matter oxidation; and the occurrence of synergic processes in the removal of COD, TOC and color, when combined oxidants were used. The proposed treatments were ozone only, ozone/hydrogen peroxide and hydrogen peroxide/ultraviolet radiation. Ozone concentrations varied from 0.5 to 6 g/L. Hydrogen peroxide concentrations varied from 0.2 to 7.2 g/L. Ultraviolet radiation contact time were between 40 and 200 minutes. Air-stripping pre-treatment, which aimed ammonia removal, caused organic and color reduction. The removal efficiency of COD and TOC was low for all treatments, reaching a maximum of 44%. The low efficiencies may result from interference caused by alkalinity, ammonia nitrogen and fixed solids. When ozone only was used, the highest organic matter removal efficiencies were achieved. Color removal was high for all the systems, and the best option for its removal was ozone/hydrogen peroxide system. The pre-treatment did not improve significantly the organic matter oxidation. The concept of mean oxidation number of carbon was not appropriate as indicator of oxidation process. The limitation of this concept is probably related to the presence of the inorganic COD, nitrogen and chlorine compounds. The synergic effect of combined oxidants was only dominant for color removal, which was not observed for COD and TOC removal.

A decomposição dos resíduos sólidos dispostos em aterro sanitário produz um líquido denominado chorume, o qual apresenta altos teores de poluentes. A caracterização do chorume do aterro sanitário de Cachoeira Paulista-SP, conforme os parâmetros de descarte, comprovam a presença de contaminantes tais como DQO (3596 mg L-1), COT (1773 mg L-1), nitrogênio amoniacal (1496 mg L-1), nitrogênio orgânico (49 mg L-1) e fenol (162 mg L-1). Após aprovada a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, a legislação aumenta a fiscalização e o controle da disposição e destinação adequada de resíduos sólidos urbanos e, desta forma, a sociedade moderna passou a necessitar de processos capazes de tratar tal lixiviado. As indústrias metalúrgicas, ao executarem técnicas de proteção de superfícies metálicas, produzem um rejeito industrial denominado de borra de fosfato. Nesta perspectiva, este trabalho visou o reuso deste rejeito devido à presença de metais de transição (catalisador na ozonização catalítica) e de fosfato (reagente de precipitação de amônia) para o processo de degradação do chorume. O objetivo desse reagente residual é proporcionar uma redução no custo do processo de tratamento, aplicar uma destinação para tal rejeito e ainda, talvez, reduzir a toxicidade do chorume para o devido descarte ou pré-tratamento. O experimento com 60 minutos, pH 2,5, 90 g L-1 de borra in natura e 3 L de chorume obteve redução de 15,41% de DQO. O mesmo experimento, exceto o fosfato, usando reagentes de sulfato de ferro, zinco e manganês obteve 57,5% de DQO. Isso comprovou o efeito negativo do íon fosfato, pelo sequestro de radical hidroxila, na ozonização catalítica em média de 40% na redução de DQO. Uma metodologia foi desenvolvida para separar o fosfato dos demais íons metálicos, através de dois processos (ácido sulfúrico e ácido clorídrico) para obter dois produtos (borra em pó com a presença dos metais de interesse e solução alcalina concentrada de fosfato). A ozonização catalítica da borra em pó foi avaliada em planejamento fatorial 23 com ponto central, cuja maior degradação foi em 90 minutos e pH 4, quando realizada com borra em pó sulfúrica (4,2 g L-1) obteve uma redução média de 59,09% COT (R$ 0,101 por litro) e com borra em pó clorídrica (4,75 g L-1) de 65,52% COT (R$ 0,100 por litro). Nestes tratados, um fatorial 22 com ponto central, foi usado na avaliação de precipitação da estruvita, o qual comprovou-se que a remoção de amônia é melhor em pH 12, diferente da literatura (pH 9,5), e quando executadas com prévio tratamento físico-químico (remoção dos catalisadores da ozonização), devido a menor interação no meio reacional. Nestas condições, com solução alcalina de fosfato (sulfúrica) em 20 minutos obteve redução de 96,74% de N-NH3 (R$ 0,365 por litro) e com solução alcalina de fosfato (clorídrica) em 10 minutos uma redução de 94,71% de N-NH3 (R$ 0,305 por litro). Isso demonstra o uso potencial desse rejeito no tratamento de chorume, ao tratar dois passivos ambientais e minimizar impactos ambientais antropogênicos, além da possível aplicação produção de fertilizante. / The decomposition of solid waste present in landfill produces the landfill leachate, which has high levels of pollutants. The characterization of the landfill leachate from Cachoeira Paulista - SP, according the discard parameters, proves the presence of contaminants due to high level of COD (3596 mg L-1), TOC (1773 mg L-1), ammonia nitrogen (1496 mg L-1), organic nitrogen (49 mg L-1) and phenol (162 mg L-1). After National Solid Waste Policy approval, the legislation increases the supervision and control of the proper disposal of solid waste, so the modern society began to require processes able to treat such leachate. Metallurgical industries do the metal surfaces protection techniques and produce an industrial waste of phosphate sludge. In this perspective, the aim of this study comprehends the reuse of metallurgical waste due to the presence of transition metals (catalyzer in ozonation) and phosphate (ammonia precipitation reagent) for the degradation process. The objective of this residual reagent is induce a reduction in the cost of the treatment process, apply a proper disposal for metallurgical waste and, perhaps, reduce the toxicity of landfill leachate to discard or pre-treatment. The experiment with 60 minutes, pH 2.5, 90 g L-1 sludge waste in natura and 3 L of landfill leachate obtained 15.41% reduction in COD. The same experiment, except the phosphate, using iron, zinc and manganese sulfate reagents reached 57.5% of the COD. This proved the negative effect of phosphate ion, the scavenger of hydroxyl radical in the catalytic ozonation around 40% reduction of COD. A method had been developed to separate phosphate from other metal ions, through two processes (hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid) to obtain two products (phosphate sludge powder with metals of interest and phosphate concentrated alkaline solution). The catalytic ozonation of sludge powder was evaluated in 23 factorial design with central point, and the better degradation was obtained in 90 minutes and pH 4, when performed with sludge powder sulfuric (4.2 g L-1) had an average reduction of 59.09% TOC (R$ 0,101 per liter) and with sludge powder hydrochloric (4.75 g L-1) 65.52% TOC (R$ 0,100 per liter). In landfill leachate treated, a 22 factorial design with center point was used in the precipitation evaluation of struvite, which proved that the ammonia removal is better at pH 12, different from the literature (pH 9.5), and when performed after to physico-chemical treatment (removal of catalyzer of ozonation) due to the less interaction in the reaction. In these adjust conditions, with phosphate alkaline solution (sulfuric) was obtained in 20 minutes 96.74% of reduction of N-NH3 (R$ 0,365 per liter) and phosphate alkaline solution (hydrochloric) in 10 minutes a decrease of 94.71% N-NH3 (R$ 0,305 per liter). This result demonstrates the potential use of this waste in the treatment of landfill leachate, treat two contaminants and minimize anthropogenic environmental impacts, as well as possible application of struvite on fertilizer production.

A methodology based on an analytical protocol for evaluation of hazards from landfill leachate and solid waste is described. A dynamic analytical protocol, the LAQUA protocol, including measurements of inorganic and water-quality parameters, polar and non-polar organic marker compounds, and toxicity, was constructed. An acute toxicity test, using the brackish water crustacean Artemia salina as test organism, was developed. The methodology was applied to authentic problems such as investigation of different treatment techniques for landfill leachate, evaluation of leaching tests and characterization of solid wastes, and an investigation of a filter material aimed for leachate treatment. Investigated treatment methods comprised in all cases pre-treatment by aeration combined with sedimentation, followed by one of: bioremediation, ozonation, chemical oxidation by Fenton’s reagent, or geo-bed filters. Evaluated filter materials were mixtures of natural or residual waste products. A combination of pre-treatment followed by a geo-bed filter containing a mixture of peat and carbon-containing ash gave an efficient simultaneous removal of metals and organic pollutants. The performance of two leaching tests for characterization of solid waste, the up-flow percolation test (SIS-CEN/TS 14405:2004) and the batch test (SS-EN 12457 -3), was investigated. Solid waste materials (sludge from street gutters and fragmented metallic waste) were characterized using leaching tests and the hazards of the materials were evaluated in the eluate, obtained at specific liquid-to-solid ratios (L/S). The L/S 2 and L/S 10 values were compared with limit values included in the waste acceptance criteria (WAC). The analyses were extended towards specific organic compounds, such as individual phenolic compounds and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). Organic compounds were found in eluates from both types of tests, showing the possibility to use these methods to evaluate the leaching of such compounds from waste materials. The use of authentic leachate as leachant, leads to increased concentrations of heavy metals in the eluate, compared to the prescribed use of demineralised water as leachant. Generally good agreement was found between the results of the two leaching methods. A strategy based on batch tests is described for investigation of a filter material for leachate treatment. Batch tests gave suitable information about the leaching from new and used material, and showed high removal efficiencies of metals and non-polar organic compounds. However, for investigation of removal of polar organic markers (e.g. phenolic compounds) a batch test is not sufficient and should be supplemented by a column test. / Avfall har alltid uppkommit i alla samhällen i alla tider. Det vanligaste sättet att hand om det har varit att samla avfallet i soptippar (deponier) på mark som ansetts obrukbar, t.ex. i sankmarker utanför bebyggelsen. I takt med ökad konsumtion och produktion har också mängderna avfall ökat. Anledningen till att avfall och avfallshantering kommit alltmer i fokus i miljödebatter under de senaste decennierna, är inte bara de stora mängderna avfall på de många och stora sopbergen runt om i världen. Deponierna släpper också ifrån sig miljöfarliga ämnen från de alltmer komplexa produkter som blivit lagda i deponin. Dessa kommer att fortsätta att läcka ut länge efter det att deponeringen på soptippen slutat, och skapa problem för människor och miljö i flera generationer. Som en konsekvens av internationella beslut bl.a. Agenda 21 (FNs miljökonferens i Rio) och EUs lagstiftning om avfallshantering som Sverige har tagit in i sin lagstiftning, kommer bl.a. antalet soptippar att minska. Efter den 31 december 2008 beräknas endast ett 90-tal deponier för kommunalt avfall att vara i drift i Sverige. Lagstiftningen beskriver en avfalls hierarki där deponering är den sämsta och absolut sista åtgärden som får göras bara när inget av de andra alternativen kan uppfyllas. Det ställs stora krav på de soptippar som är godkända enligt den nuvarande lagstiftningen. Olika typer av deponier ska finnas för olika slag av avfall. En deponi för farligt avfall har bättre skydd mot läckage både under och över tippen än en tipp för icke-farligt avfall. För att ha kontroll på vilket avfall som läggs på deponin och därmed kunna behandla det på korrekt sätt, måste avfallet beskrivas och klassas innan det skickas för deponering. Karakteriseringen görs bl.a. med hjälp av lakningstester. Syftet med denna avhandling har varit att utarbeta en metodik för at utvärdera miljöfarliga ämnen som kommer från avfall och lakvatten från soptippar. Den inledande forskningen utgjordes av ett projekt kallat Laqua, finansierat av EU-kommissionens program för samarbete inom Östersjöregionen, SweBaltcop. Projektets uppgift var att främja utveckling av ekologiskt och ekonomiskt hållbara reningsmetoder för lakvatten. Lakvattnet bildas främst av nederbörd som faller över deponin. Det vatten som kommer in i soptippen tar med sig många av de ämnen som finns i tippen när det rinner ut. Dessa ämnen kan komma från sådant som har deponerats eller bildas när avfallet bryts ner. Lakvattnet samlas upp och renas på något sätt innan det släpps ut till ett naturligt vattendrag. En vanlig metod att behandla lakvatten är att pumpa det till det kommunala avloppsreningsverket och rena det tillsammans med avloppsvatten. Men detta är ingen optimal lösning eftersom lakvatten innehåller andra föroreningar än avloppsvatten, t ex salter, tungmetaller och svårnedbrytbara organiska föreningar. Avloppsreningsverken är konstruerade för att rena avloppsvatten och lakvattnets föroreningar kan störa reningsprocessen. Framför allt kan de känsliga mikroorganismerna i det biologiska reningssteget påverkas negativt. Slammet som bildas vid reningsprocessen kommer att koncentrera många av de oönskade föroreningarna som härstammar från deponin. Slammet är egentligen ett utmärkt gödselmedel för jordbruket, men på grund av att slammet är förorenat av tungmetaller och svårnedbrytbara organiska ämnen kan inte slammet användas. Slammet blir då ett avfall som kommunen inte kan bli av med utan stora kostnader. Många kommuner har därför valt en separat rening av lakvattnet. Val av reningsteknik är beroende av flera faktorer, som volymerna lakvatten som uppkommer, innehållet av de olika miljöfarliga ämnena, vart det renande vattnet ska släppas ut och utrymme för att bygga en reningsanläggning. För att utvärdera olika tekniker för rening av lakvatten, byggdes en försöksanläggning på soptippen i Kristianstad. För att kunna utvärdera en reningsmetod måste bestämningar av koncentrationer av olika ämnen (analyser) göras. På grund av den ökande oron för organiska miljögifter som PCB och fenoler, skulle reningsteknikerna utvärderas med fokus sådana eller liknande ämnen. Analyser av organiska ämnen är komplicerade och tidskrävande, och det är inte möjligt att analysera alla ämnen. I många undersökningar används endast generella parametrar för att uppskatta innehållet av organiska ämnen, men dessa metoder ger ofta inte tillräcklig information om det egentliga innehållet i lakvattnet. Därför utarbetades ett utvärderings protokoll, LAQUA protokollet (artikel I) för bestämning av organiska miljögifter i olika förorenade vatten. Detta protokoll innehåller förutom analyser för organiska miljögifter som PCB och fenoler och en akut toxicitetstest, även standardiserade rutinanalyser av metaller och vattenkemiska parametrar. Eftersom separat analys av alla organiska ämnen inte nödvändig för att bedöma olika reningsmetoder för lakvatten, innehåller protokollet ett antal markörer för polära, respektive opolära organiska föreningar. Den biologiska giftighetstesten som utvecklades (artikel III) och ingår i protokollet är ett s.k. akut toxicitetstest, dvs. organismen påverkas direkt av höga halter av föroreningar. I testen används det lilla saltvattentåliga kräftdjuret Artemia salina, som säljs som föda åt akvariefiskar. En bestämd volym med ett antal Artemia larver läggs i små brunnar med olika koncentrationer av lakvatten under 24 timmar. Sedan jämförs vid vilken inblandning av lakvatten som hälften av kräftdjuren har fått rörelsestörningar. Resultaten på tester med obehandlat lakvatten, respektive behandlat med olika reningstekniker jämförs, och på det viset kan effektiviteten på reningsmetoder bedömas gentemot en vattenlevande organism. Utvärderingen av försöksanläggningen (artikel II) visade att vid förbehandlingen, bestående av luftning och sedimentering, togs mycket av föroreningarna bort, och det rekommenderas att ett sådan reningssteg alltid bör finnas vid en reningsanläggning för lakvatten. De kemiska behandlingsmetoderna med ozon och Fentons reagens (tvåvärt järn och väteperoxid) var effektiva på att ta bort de organiska miljögifterna, men även de mer kostnadseffektiva filterbäddarna visade sig fungera bra. Den goda erfarenheten från försöksanläggningen av filterbäddar ledde till att effektiviteten hos fler filter material undersöktes. I artikel VI beskrivs ett försök, gjord i laboratorium, där lakvatten från en soptipp som tar hand om industri avfall (metallavfall från bl.a. bilar och kylskåp) fick rinna genom kolonner med olika filtermaterial. Mixen av torv och aska med kolinnehåll visade sig vara bra på att ta bort både metaller och organiska ämnen från lakvattnet. Kunskapen från bl.a. dessa undersökningar har bidragit till att en fullskaleanläggning för lokal rening av lakvatten har kunnat byggas i anslutning till Stena metalls soptipp i Halmstad. Den andra delen i avhandlingsarbetet riktade in sig mot lakningstester. För att undersöka vilka ämnen som kan lakas ut från ett avfall rekommenderas två olika standardiserade lakningstests metoder. Vid den ena metoden pumpas en vätska genom en kolonn med en uppvägd mängd avfall tills ett visst vätske/fast fas förhållande (L/S halt) har uppnåtts. Vid den andra snabbare metoden, skakas en bestämd mängd avfall tillsammans med en bestämd volym vätska under 24 timmar. Den vätska som man får efter testerna kan jämföras med ett lakvatten och ska simulera den urlakning som avfallet ger ifrån sig under sin tid på deponin. Denna urlakningsvätska analyseras och de uppmätta halterna av olika ämnen jämförs med en gränsvärdes tabell och avfallet kan hänföras till en avfalls klass. De två lakningstesterna användes för att karakterisera olika avfallsslag, sönderdelat metall skrot (artikel IV) och slam från gatubrunnar (artikel V). För att få mer kunskap om metoderna och kunna vidareutveckla dem, utökades undersökningarna och analyserna. De urlakade vätskorna analyserades därför enligt Laqua protokollet, dvs med markörer för organiska miljögifter. Dessutom gjordes undersökningar där lakvatten användes som lakningsvätska istället för avjonat vatten som testmetoderna föreskriver. Dessa visade att den mer jonstarka vätskan (lakvattnet) ökade urlakningen av metaller från avfallet. En jämförelse av de två metoderna visade att den snabbare skaktesten oftast gav likvärdiga eller högre halter av de analyserade ämnena i urlakningsvätskan, och därmed kan den i många fall användas i första hand. För att bedöma ett filtermaterial ur ett livstidsperspektiv, utvecklades en strategi baserad på skaktester (artikel VII). Ett filtermaterial, en mix av torv och aska med kolinnehåll, undersökes före och efter att det använts i en filterbädd för rening av lakvatten. För att vara säker på att filtermaterialet i sig själv inte släppte ifrån sig några föroreningar gjordes en lakningstest. För att se hur effektivt materialet var på att ta bort metaller, PCB och fenolföreningar, gjordes skaktester med vätskor med kända halter av dessa föroreningar. När filtermaterialet är förbrukat och skall bytas ut anses det som ett avfall, och det karakteriserades med lakningstest för att hur det skulle tas om hand. Metodiken med skaktester ger bra information om utlakning från ett material, och skaktester är också bra instrument för att utvärdera ett filtermaterials effektivitet på att ta hand om metaller och opolära organiska ämnen som PCB. Men för att utvärdera effektiviteten av borttagandet av polära organiska ämnen (t ex. fenoler), är inte en korttids skak test något bra instrument. Reduceringen av dessa ämnen sker genom nedbrytning med hjälp av mikroorganismer, och för att undersöka detta behövs tester som varar en så lång tid att en mikrobiologisk miljö hinner etablera sig, t ex. kolonn tester. Utvärderingen av detta avhandlingsarbete visar på några ytterligare slutsatser och förslag till fortsatt arbete. Toxicitetstesten med Artemia bör kompletteras med tester på t ex. bakterier och växter, eftersom det inte räcker med en test på bara en organism för att bedöma giftigheten av en förorening ett naturligt ekosystem. Vidare behövs en biologisk test för att påvisa kroniska effekter, så som skador på fortplantning eller tumörsjukdomar. Dessa skador kan uppkomma genom att organismer påverkas under en lång tid av de låga, men därmed inte ofarliga halter av organiska miljögifter som ofta förekommer i lakvatten. Den presenterade metodiken kan användas för att utvärdera miljöfarliga ämnen från olika förorenade områden. Avhandlingen har visat att LAQUA protokollets sammansättning och dess analyser är ett bra instrument för att utvärdera reningstekniker för lakvatten och för att ge ytterligare information om organiska ämnen i fast avfall. Bedömning av luft kvalitet och karakterisering av dagvatten är andra exempel där metodiken kan användas. Avslutningsvis är det förstås lättare att utvärdera farligheten från avfall när det är mindre volymer avfall att utvärdera. Detta kan uppnås genom att konsumera mindre, återanvända produkter, återvinna material, utvinna energi ur avfallet och välja miljövänliga produkter när man köper nytt.

No Brasil, o tratamento do lixiviado, proveniente da disposição dos resíduos sólidos urbanos, ainda é um desafio, haja visto que atualmente não há indícios de tratamento economicamente viável que atenda aos padrões de lançamento da legislação brasileira. Além disso, os diversos tipos de efluentes, mesmo quando adequadamente tratados, apresentam níveis residuais de substâncias que podem conferir toxicidade aos mesmos. Devido a isso, tem-se uma preocupação com essas substâncias remanescentes e, sobretudo, com o seu possível potencial tóxico. Diante desse quadro, a incorporação da avaliação da toxicidade no tratamento dos efluentes é de grande importância na proteção dos ambientes aquáticos. É crescente o interesse pela toxicidade como um parâmetro de controle, que, contudo, é ainda pouco regulamentada. Este estudo tem como principal objetivo ampliar o conhecimento sobre o tratamento de lixiviados através da avaliação da toxicidade por meio de ensaios ecotoxicológicos. Foi avaliada a toxicidade aguda do lixiviado do Aterro Metropolitano de Jardim Gramacho, em Duque de Caxias RJ após os processos de tratamento por wetland e nanofiltração utilizando-se dois organismosteste de diferentes níveis tróficos (Aliivibrio fischeri e Daphnia similis). Os ensaios de toxicidade aguda com a bactéria Aliivibrio fischeri apresentaram valores de CE50 (%) na faixa de 11,75 a 96,17 para o afluente do wetland e valores de CE50 (%) na faixa de 21,60 a 86,32 para o efluente do wetland. Tanto para o afluente, quanto para o efluente do wetland, foram obtidos valores de FT ≤ 8. Para o efluente da nanofiltração, dos 6 ensaios de toxicidade aguda com a bactéria Aliivibrio fischeri, com exceção de 1 amostra, não foi observada toxicidade. Para os ensaios de toxicidade com a Daphnia similis foram obtidos valores de CE50 (%) na faixa de 24,15 a 70,71 para o afluente do wetland e valores na faixa de 19,61 a 70,71 para o efluente do wetland. / In Brazil, treatment of leachate from the disposal of municipal solid waste is still a challenge, since there is currently no evidence of viable treatment that meets the discharge standards of the Brazilian legislation. In addition, the various types of waste, even when treated, have residual levels of substances that can confer toxicity to them. Because of this, there is a concern with these remaining substances, and especially, with its potential toxic possible. Given this situation, the incorporation of evaluation of toxicity in the treatment of effluents is of great importance in protecting aquatic environments. A growing interest in toxicity as a control parameter, which, however, is still largely unregulated. This study aims to increase knowledge about the treatment of leachate through the evaluation of toxicity by ecotoxicological tests. The acute toxicity of the leachate from the Metropolitan Landfill of Jardim Gramacho in Duque de Caxias was evaluated - RJ after treatment processes for wetland and nanofiltration using two test organisms of different trophic levels (Aliivibrio fischeri and Daphnia similis). The acute toxicity tests with Aliivibrio fischeri showed EC50 (%) values in the range from 11.75 to 96.17 to the tributary of the wetland and EC50 (%) values in the range from 21.60 to 86.32 for the effluent wetland. For both the affluent and effluent wetland values were obtained FT ≤ 8. For the effluent from the nanofiltration, the six acute toxicity tests with bacteria Aliivibrio fischeri, except for one sample, no toxicity was observed. For toxicity tests with Daphnia similis were obtained EC50 (%) values in the range from 24.15 to 70.71 for the affluent and wetland values ranging from 19.61 to 70.71 to the effluent of the wetland.

No Brasil, o tratamento do lixiviado, proveniente da disposição dos resíduos sólidos urbanos, ainda é um desafio, haja visto que atualmente não há indícios de tratamento economicamente viável que atenda aos padrões de lançamento da legislação brasileira. Além disso, os diversos tipos de efluentes, mesmo quando adequadamente tratados, apresentam níveis residuais de substâncias que podem conferir toxicidade aos mesmos. Devido a isso, tem-se uma preocupação com essas substâncias remanescentes e, sobretudo, com o seu possível potencial tóxico. Diante desse quadro, a incorporação da avaliação da toxicidade no tratamento dos efluentes é de grande importância na proteção dos ambientes aquáticos. É crescente o interesse pela toxicidade como um parâmetro de controle, que, contudo, é ainda pouco regulamentada. Este estudo tem como principal objetivo ampliar o conhecimento sobre o tratamento de lixiviados através da avaliação da toxicidade por meio de ensaios ecotoxicológicos. Foi avaliada a toxicidade aguda do lixiviado do Aterro Metropolitano de Jardim Gramacho, em Duque de Caxias RJ após os processos de tratamento por wetland e nanofiltração utilizando-se dois organismosteste de diferentes níveis tróficos (Aliivibrio fischeri e Daphnia similis). Os ensaios de toxicidade aguda com a bactéria Aliivibrio fischeri apresentaram valores de CE50 (%) na faixa de 11,75 a 96,17 para o afluente do wetland e valores de CE50 (%) na faixa de 21,60 a 86,32 para o efluente do wetland. Tanto para o afluente, quanto para o efluente do wetland, foram obtidos valores de FT ≤ 8. Para o efluente da nanofiltração, dos 6 ensaios de toxicidade aguda com a bactéria Aliivibrio fischeri, com exceção de 1 amostra, não foi observada toxicidade. Para os ensaios de toxicidade com a Daphnia similis foram obtidos valores de CE50 (%) na faixa de 24,15 a 70,71 para o afluente do wetland e valores na faixa de 19,61 a 70,71 para o efluente do wetland. / In Brazil, treatment of leachate from the disposal of municipal solid waste is still a challenge, since there is currently no evidence of viable treatment that meets the discharge standards of the Brazilian legislation. In addition, the various types of waste, even when treated, have residual levels of substances that can confer toxicity to them. Because of this, there is a concern with these remaining substances, and especially, with its potential toxic possible. Given this situation, the incorporation of evaluation of toxicity in the treatment of effluents is of great importance in protecting aquatic environments. A growing interest in toxicity as a control parameter, which, however, is still largely unregulated. This study aims to increase knowledge about the treatment of leachate through the evaluation of toxicity by ecotoxicological tests. The acute toxicity of the leachate from the Metropolitan Landfill of Jardim Gramacho in Duque de Caxias was evaluated - RJ after treatment processes for wetland and nanofiltration using two test organisms of different trophic levels (Aliivibrio fischeri and Daphnia similis). The acute toxicity tests with Aliivibrio fischeri showed EC50 (%) values in the range from 11.75 to 96.17 to the tributary of the wetland and EC50 (%) values in the range from 21.60 to 86.32 for the effluent wetland. For both the affluent and effluent wetland values were obtained FT ≤ 8. For the effluent from the nanofiltration, the six acute toxicity tests with bacteria Aliivibrio fischeri, except for one sample, no toxicity was observed. For toxicity tests with Daphnia similis were obtained EC50 (%) values in the range from 24.15 to 70.71 for the affluent and wetland values ranging from 19.61 to 70.71 to the effluent of the wetland.

Phytoremediation is a technology that can be used in several ways to remediate polluted soils and water. Today, phytoremediation is viewed by many as a technology in the development phase and therefore it is important to evaluate existing facilities to create more support for future establishment. At the closed landfill of Dragmossen situated outside Älvkarleby, Sweden, there is a plantation of salix (Salix spp.) used for leachate management by collecting the leachate in ponds and using it to irrigate the salix. The goal is to let the water evaporate partially and then use the remaining water in the plantation, thus keeping pollutants in the system and stored in the biomass of the plants. In this Degree Project within Environmental and Water Engineering the performance and the risks associated with the salix plantation at the landfill Dragmossen were evaluated. The study was conducted by analyzing data of samples taken from the salix biomass, soil and water in regards to metal concentrations. The allocation of different metals in the plant was investigated and the transfer coefficient (TC-quota) and the translocation factor (TF-quota) were calculated for the salix. The mass flow of metals was mapped and quantified by construction of a model to calculate the load of metals within the system and the extraction of metals from the plantation. The input data for the model consisted of metal concentrations in the leachate, metal concentrations within salix biomass, estimated volume of leachate and the growth of the salix biomass. The results showed that lead, cadmium, copper, chrome, nickel and zinc were extracted in a higher amount than the load from the irrigation. The extraction of arsenic was lower than the amount that was added from the irrigation. The extraction rate for arsenic, lead, cadmium, copper, chrome, nickel and zinc was investigated by calculating the extraction per year and hectare. The extraction rate differs between the metals where zinc was extracted with the highest rate and arsenic with the lowest. A basic risk assessment was conducted where the development of the pollutants in the ground water below the salix plantation was investigated together with the concentrations of metals in the soil on the plantation. This showed that the concentrations of copper and zink over the general reference value for less sensitive land use was exceeded in some areas. The overall results showed that a salix plantation can be a good tool for leachate management for the majority of the metals. The extraction of metals is affected by different parameters of the soil and water chemistry which makes it important to evaluate site-specific conditions before an establishing a salix plantation. / Fytosanering är en teknik som kan användas på flera olika vis för att sanera både förorenad mark och vatten. Idag betraktas fytosanering av många som en teknik under utveckling och det är därmed viktigt att utvärdera befintliga anläggningars prestanda för att skapa ett bättre underlag för framtida etableringar. På den sluttäckta deponin Dragmossen används en salixodling för lakvattenhantering genom att salix (Salix spp.) bevattnas med lakvatten som samlas upp i dammar på området. Vattnet avgår då genom transpiration och tanken är att föroreningarna ska tas upp och lagras i växterna. I detta examensarbete i miljö- och vattenteknik undersöktes prestandan och riskerna med salixodlingen på deponin Dragmossen. Detta genom att sammanställa och analysera data från provtagningar av salix, jord och vatten. Examensarbetet omfattade även en analys av upptag och allokering av metaller i salixplantorna, samt hur dessa metaller förhåller sig i de olika växtdelarna genom att beräkna överföringskoefficienten (TC-kvot) och translokationsfaktorn (TF-kvot). Massflöden av metaller kartlades genom konstruerande av en modell som kvantifierar belastning och upptag av metaller i salixen. Modellens indata bestod av metallhalter i lakvattnet, metallhalter i salixens ved, uppskattad volym lakvatten och tillväxt av salixens biomassa. Resultatet från modellen visade att bly, kadmium, koppar, krom, nickel och zink togs upp i större mängd än vad som tillfördes genom bevattning. Upptaget av arsenik var dock mindre än det som tillfördes genom bevattningen. Upptagshastigheten för arsenik, bly, kadmium, koppar, krom, nickel och zink undersöktes genom att beräkna upptaget per år och hektar. Upptagshastigheten skiljer sig åt mellan olika metaller där zink tas upp snabbast och arsenik är den metall som extraheras i lägst grad. En enklare riskbedömning genomfördes där utvecklingen av föroreningshalter i grundvattnet under salixodlingen undersöktes samt halter av de undersökta metallerna i jorden på salixodlingen. Denna visade på att halter av koppar och zink idag är högre än det generella riktvärdet för mindre känslig markanvändning. Det styrande skyddsobjektet för Cu och Zn är markmiljön. Uppmätta metallhalter i marken kring salixodlingen bedöms inte innebära någon risk för andra skyddsobjekt som människa och grundvatten. Sammantaget visar resultatet att en salixodling som verktyg för lakvattenhantering kan vara ett bra redskap för flertalet metaller. Upptaget påverkas av olika mark- och vattenkemiska parametrar vilket erfordrar att platsspecifika förutsättningar beaktas vid anläggning av en salixodling.

Landfilling is the most common approach to dispose of municipal solid wastes but inevitably leads to leachate formation. Persistent UV quenching substances (UVQS) in landfill leachate can affect the effectiveness of UV disinfection in municipal wastewater treatment systems when leachate co-treatment is applied. Membrane electrochemical reactor (MER) treatment was investigated to reduce the UV quenching capability and simultaneously recover resources in the leachate as an effective onsite pre-treatment. Ion-selective membranes were used in this MER to create two different conditions: a low-pH anolyte for organic oxidation and a high-pH catholyte for ammonia recovery. The MER achieved significantly higher removals of both dissolved organic carbon and UV254nm absorbance than membrane-less electrochemical treatment. The MER was able to remove a large percentage of total nitrogen from the leachate while recovering about half of the influent ammonia in the catholyte with less specific energy consumption. The second study coupled MER with Fenton oxidation through providing synergistic benefits with the low solution pH, reduced organics, and ammonia removal. This two-stage coupled system reduced the more leachate COD than the standalone Fenton process treating raw leachate. Also, the usage of chemicals as Fenton reagents has been greatly reduced: FeSO4 and H2O2 by 39%, H2SO4 by 100%, and NaOH by 55%. Consequently, the sludge production was reduced by 51% in weight and 12% in volume. Despite electricity consumption by the MER, the coupled system cost $4.76 per m3 leachate less than the standalone Fenton treatment. More notably, direct Fenton oxidation removed only 21% of ammonia; in comparison, the MER-Fenton system removed ammonia by 98% with the possibility for recovery at a rate of 30.6 -55.2 kg N m-3 reactor d-1. Those results demonstrated that coupling MER with the Fenton process could mitigate some inherent drawbacks of Fenton oxidation such as ineffective ammonia removal, high acid and chemical reagents dose requirements, and a large amount of sludge generation. The third study investigated the formation of total halogenated organics (DBP) and the associated toxicity as the side effect of leachate treatment in the MER. Compared to the 4538±100 µg L-1 from the control membrane-less electrochemical oxidation reactor, the amount of DBP generated in the MER only accounted for 19.1±4.5 % after the same treatment period. The total toxicity value (26.6 ×10-3 ) was low for MER effluent, only 15.1% of that in the control group. Both high pH and high ammonia concentration introduced more DBP mass and toxicity production after MER treatment. DBP concentrations were shown to increase with applied current density and possible temperature raise. With 67.5% of DBP mass concentration and 74.4% of the additive toxicity removal, the granular activated carbon (GAC) electrode system was shown more effective than GAC adsorption alone in remediating DBP harmful effects. This dissertation introduced MER as a promising technology for the treatment of leachate through performance demonstration, process integration and by-product remediation. / Doctor of Philosophy / Municipal solid waste is often disposed of in landfills because of the most economics and convenience. However, one of the most challenging problems is the leachate formation and treatment. In the US, leachate is currently often diluted in domestic wastewater treatment systems; meanwhile, the persistent contaminants in landfill leachate can lower the effectiveness of UV disinfection and result in high cost and permit violation. In this study, the membrane electrochemical reactor (MER) using electricity as the driving force was applied to solve the issue and simultaneously recover valuable resources in the leachate. Membranes as a barrier for selective ions were used in this MER to create two different conditions with different purposes: a low-pH anolyte for organic oxidation and a high-pH catholyte for ammonia recovery. The MER achieved significantly higher contaminants removals than membrane-less electrochemical treatment. The second study coupled MER with one of the established advanced oxidation processes, also known as Fenton oxidation through providing mutual benefits with the low solution pH, reduced organics, and ammonia removal/recovery. This two-stage coupled system reduced the leachate contaminants effectively towards the direct discharge standard. In addition, the usage of chemical reagents, as well as the amount of process residual, has significantly been reduced. The third study investigated the formation of by-products as the side effect of leachate treatment in the MER. Compared to the membrane-less reactor, the undesirable by-products generated in the MER only accounted for one fifth after the same treatment period. A granular activated carbon electrode system was shown effective in remediating the harmful effects. This dissertation introduced MER as a promising technology for the treatment of leachate as one of the toughest wastewaters.

<p>Landfill leachate contains a variety of contaminants and is created when rainwater percolates the landfill. For landfill management the leachate is the main issue that can cause problems to the environment. At the landfill of Fläskebo, Renova AB treats the leachate in a local treatment plant. The treatment consists of a chemical treatment step with chemical precipitation, flocculation, sedimentation and filtration, and a final step with a carbon and peat filter. Renova has to ensure that the condition of the leachate reaches the regulation set for the landfill before it is released to the recipient. This regulation has not yet been established and a final suggestion will be given to the county administrative board in spring 2006.</p><p>In this master thesis the chemical treatment of Fläskebo is optimized. A comparison between the control program and the regulation was made to estimate the contamination of the leachate. Also the effectiveness of the two steps is evaluated. For optimization, the leachate was first tested in a laboratory with different coagulants and flocculants.</p><p>The purpose was to increase the precipitation of particles and metals; arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, lead, copper, nickel and zinc through sweep floc coagulation and hydroxide precipitation. After the laboratory tests the precipitation was tested in the treatment plant with higher pH and coagulant. Also the process control for sodium hydroxide was examined.</p><p>The leachate had a small content of organic matter and nutrients, but had a large content of halogenated substances (AOX) and the heavy metals nickel and copper. High concentrations of contaminants were reduced better than low concentrations in the two treatment steps. The carbon and peat filter material also caused an increase of the arsenic content in the leachate after filtration. From the laboratory work the results showed a better reduction of metals with iron-chloride, PlusJÄRN and the anjonic polyacrylamid, Fennopol A. Because of the high content of chloride the iron- sulphate, PurFect was chosen for further tests. The optimal pH for the heavy metals arsenic, zinc, copper and nickel was between pH 9 and 9, 5. The precipitation in the treatment plant showed better results with sodium hydroxide and a higher pH, pH 9 in the flocculation basin. An increase of the coagulant PurFect from 202 mg/l to 225 mg/l meant only a higher chemical cost. The process control of sodium hydroxide showed an oscillating and unstable control performance, which may lead to a higher consumption of chemicals.</p> / <p>Lakvatten har varierande föroreningsgrad och karaktär och bildas då regnvatten perkolerar igenom en deponi. För en deponiverksamhet är lakvattnet den huvudsakliga påverkan på den omgivande miljön. Vid en av Renova ABs deponier, Fläskebo, utanför Göteborg sker reningen av vattnet i den lokala reningsanläggningen. Reningen består av kemisk fällning, flockning, sedimentering och filtrering samt ett kol- och torvfilter. För att få släppa ut lakvattnet har Renova just nu ett prövotidsvillkor på lakvattnets kvalité och till våren 2006 skall förslag på slutgiltiga utsläppsvillkor lämnas till Länsstyrelsen.</p><p>I detta examensarbete har den kemiska reningen av lakvattnet från Fläskebo optimerats utifrån lakvattnets karaktär. Lakvattnets föroreningsgrad bedömdes efter en jämförelse av analysresultatet inom kontrollprogrammet och riktvärdena i prövotidsvillkoret. Dessutom utvärderades effektiviteten i varje enskilt reningssteg, den kemiska reningen och kol- och torvfiltret. För optimering av den kemiska reningen testades lakvattnet först på lab med olika fällnings- och flockningsmedel. Uppgiften var att öka partikelfällningen och reducera metallerna arsenik, kadmium, krom, kvicksilver, bly, koppar, nickel och zink i lakvattnet genom svepkoagulering och hydroxidfällning.</p><p>Utifrån resultaten på lab testades sedan fällningen i full skala, pH höjdes i flockningsbassängen och så även dosen fällningsmedel till vattnet. En inledande undersökning av regleringen av lutdosering gjordes med några stegsvarsexperiment.</p><p>Lakvatten innehöll låga halter av organiskt material och närsalterna kväve och fosfor, medan de halogena ämnena (AOX) och tungmetallerna nickel och koppar var höga. De båda reningsstegen, kemisk rening och kol- och torvfiltret var generellt bra på att rena föroreningar i höga koncentrationer men var sämre vid låga. Kol- och torvfiltret ökade koncentrationen i vattnet av arsenik genom materialets interna läckage. I fällningsförsöken gav järnkloriden, PlusJÄRN och den anjoniska polyakrylamiden, Fennopol A bäst resultat i att avskilja metaller. Järnsulfaten PurFect gav näst bäst resultat och valdes istället för järnkloriden för vidare försök då kloridhalten i lakvattnet redan var högt. Optimalt pH för arsenik, zink, koppar och nickel var inom pHintervallet 9 och 9,5. Fällningen i full skala ute i verket visade ett bättre resultat vid tillsatt lut och ett högre pH (pH 9) i flockningsbassängen. Däremot betydde en höjning av fällningskemikalien från 202 mg/l PurFect till 225 mg/l enbart en ökad kemikaliekostnad och en överdosering. Det visade sig dessutom att lutregleringen var svängig och på gränsen till instabil. Regulatorn bör därför ses över så att risken för ökad kemikaliekonsumption och kostnader minskar.</p>

O lixiviado de aterro sanitário é um efluente gerado a partir da mistura de líquidos produzidos na degradação de resíduos sólidos e a água pluvial que infiltra o depósito de material. Estudos na literatura, abordando tratamento de lixiviados de aterro sanitário, indicam que os processos biológicos podem não ser suficientes para que os padrões de lançamento vigentes na legislação sejam cumpridos. Neste contexto os processos oxidativos avançados estão sendo apontados como uma alternativa atrativa para efluentes que apresentam baixa biodegradabilidade. A presente pesquisa objetivou avaliar, em escala de bancada, a tratabilidade do lixiviado de aterro sanitário com aplicação do tratamento de oxidação eletroquímica seguida pelo tratamento biológico de um sistema de lodos ativados operado em batelada. A eletro-oxidação promove a remoção ou degradação de espécies poluentes, direta ou indiretamente, por meio de processos que não necessitam de adição de grandes quantidades de produtos químicos. Nos ensaios realizados com lixiviado bruto e com lixiviado alcalinizado submetido ao tratamento físico-químico de air stripping não houve necessidade de adicionar eletrólitos suporte para a oxidação química ocorrer e ao longo de tais ensaios a matéria foi mensurada quanto à DQO, COT e COD. Quando aplicada a eletro-oxidação no lixiviado bruto (sem tratamento prévio), houve 87% de remoção de DQO utilizando o anodo DDB com aplicação de 48 A h L-1 (densidade de corrente de 100 mA cm-2) e 65% de remoção da DQO quando utilizado o anodo DSA, nas mesmas condições. Analogamente, foram obtidos valores percentuais de remoção de COT de 70 e 60%, respectivamente e ainda 61 e 67% em relação ao COD. A fim de se complementar os estudos quanto à atuação da eletroquímica no tratamento do lixiviado de aterros sanitários, o efluente eletro-oxidado foi adicionado a um sistema de lodos ativados em duas proporções volumétricas distintas (2,5 e 5%) combinadas com esgoto sanitário (97,5 e 95%, respectivamente). Para controle e possível análise na eficiência, foram realizados ensaios com lixiviado bruto (5% de lixiviado bruto e 95% de esgoto sanitário) e somente esgoto sanitário (100%). Foram obtidos valores de remoção de DQO de: 75% em condição 100% esgoto sanitário, 64% com adição 2,5% de lixiviado eletro-oxidado, 57% com adição de 5% de lixiviado eletro-oxidado e 38% com adição de 5% de lixiviado bruto, além de valores percentuais de remoção de COT em cerca de 56, 52, 47 e 37%, respectivamente. E ainda foram obtida remoções nos valores de DBO na ordem de 91, 87, 64 e 24%, respectivamente. De forma geral, o sistema combinado proposto atingiu eficiências consideráveis e se mostrou compatível com o intuito de se estudar o aumento da tratabilidade por meio da aplicação de processos eletroquímicos em lixiviado bruto. / The landfill leachate is a wastewater generated from the mixture of liquids produced in the degradation of solid waste and rainwater that infiltrates the landfill. Studies in the literature approaching the treatment of landfill leachate indicate that biological processes may not be sufficient for the discharge standards prevailing in the present legislation. In this context the advanced oxidation processes (AOP) are being singled out as an attractive alternative for wastewater with a low biodegradability. This study aimed to evaluate, in a bench scale treatability of landfill leachate treatment with application of electrochemical oxidation followed by biological treatment of an activated sludge batch system. The electro-oxidation promotes the removal or degradation of pollutants species directly or indirectly, through processes which do not require addition of large amounts of chemicals. For tests with raw leachate and leachate with alkaline subjected to physico- chemical treatment of air stripping, there was no need to add support for electrolytes and chemical oxidation occurs over such trials the subject was measured as the COD, TOC and DOC. When applied the electro-oxidation in the raw leachate (without treatment) was reached 87% for COD removal using the DDB anode with the application of 48 L h-1 (current density 100 mA cm-2) and 65% COD removal when using the DSA anode under the same conditions. Similarly, the percentage values of TOC removal are 70 and 60 % respectively and also 61 and 67% compared to the DOC was obtained. In order to complement the studies regarding the performance of the electrochemical treatment of landfill leachate, the electro-oxidized effluent was added to an activated sludge system in two different volume ratios (2,5 and 5%) combined with sewage (97.5 and 95%, respectively). For control and possible efficiency analysis, testing with raw leachate (5% and 95 % crude leachate sanitary sewer) and only sanitary wastewater (100 %) were performed. Values of COD removal was obtained: 75% in 100% sewage condition, 64% with addition of 2,5% leachate electro- oxidized , with 57% addition of 5% leachate electro- oxidized and 38% with the addition of 5% raw leachate , and percentage values of TOC removal by about 56, 52, 47 and 37% , respectively. And BOD removal values were obtained in the order of 91, 87, 64 and 24%, respectively. In general, the proposed combined system has achieved considerable efficiency and proved to be compatible with the aim of studying the increased tractability through the use of electrochemical processes raw leachate.