Wong Shiu Kai Raymond. / Thesis submitted in: July 2003. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-157). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.I / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.V / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VI / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.IX / LIST OF TABLES --- p.X / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.XII / LIST OF PLATES --- p.XVII / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Landfilling of Solid Wastes --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Landfilling in Hong Kong --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Problems of Landfill Leachate --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Generation of Landfill Leachate --- p.6 / Chapter 1.5 --- Chemical Properties of Landfill Leachate --- p.9 / Chapter 1.6 --- Ecotoxicity of Landfill Leachate --- p.16 / Chapter 1.7 --- Identification of Leachate Toxicity / Chapter 1.7.1 --- Problem of identification of toxicants in landfill leachate --- p.21 / Chapter 1.7.2 --- Toxicity Identification Evaluation --- p.22 / Chapter 1.8 --- Aims of Thesis --- p.27 / Chapter 2. --- CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LANDFILL LEACHATE / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Site description --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Leachate collection --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Chemical analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results and Discussion / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Chemical properties of landfill leachates --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Variation of chemical properties with different ages --- p.53 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Variation of chemical properties with different season --- p.56 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Principal Component Analysis --- p.85 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusions --- p.91 / Chapter 3. --- ECOTOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LANDFILL LEACHATE / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.93 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Site description --- p.95 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Leachate collection --- p.95 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Toxicity tests --- p.95 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Microtox® test --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Protozoan bioassay --- p.97 / Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Algal bioassay --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.3.4 --- Crustacean bioassays --- p.102 / Chapter 3.2.3.5 --- Statistical analysis --- p.104 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Leachate toxicity --- p.105 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Sensitivity of tested organisms --- p.110 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Principal Component Analysis --- p.113 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Correlation with chemical properties --- p.116 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusions --- p.120 / Chapter 4. --- TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION EVALUATION OF MAJOR TOXICANTS IN LANDFILL LEACHATE / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.122 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Site description --- p.124 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Toxicity bioassays --- p.124 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Phase I Toxicity characterization --- p.125 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Phase II Toxicity identification and multiple manipulations --- p.126 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Phase III Toxicity confirmation --- p.128 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results and Discussion / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Chemical properties of collected sample --- p.129 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Phase I results --- p.130 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Phase II results --- p.132 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Phase III results --- p.138 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Use of TIE in leachate monitoring --- p.139 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusions --- p.140 / Chapter 5. --- OVERALL CONCLUSIONS --- p.142 / REFERENCES --- p.147
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324821 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Wong, Shiu Kai Raymond., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xvii, 157 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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