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2821358 
Journal Article 
Evaluation of monitoring indicators for the post-closure care of a landfill for MSW characterized with low lignin content 
Zheng, W; Lü, F; Bolyard, SC; Shao, L; Reinhart, DR; He, P 
2015 
1 
Waste Management
ISSN: 0956-053X
EISSN: 1879-2456 
Elsevier 
36 
Elsevier 
222-229 
English 
25433407 
WOS:000349513000026 
To understand the applicability of the termination indicators for landfill municipal solid waste (MSW) with low initial lignin content, four different accelerated landfill stabilization techniques were applied to anaerobic landfilled waste, including anaerobic flushing with water, anaerobic flushing with Fenton-treated leachate, and aerobic flushing with Fenton-treated and UV/H2O2-treated leachate. Termination indicators, including total organic carbon (TOC), ammonia-N (NH4(+)-N), the ratio of UV absorbance at 254 nm to TOC concentration (SUVA254), fluorescence spectra of leachate, methane production, oxygen consumption, lignocellulose content, and humus-like content were evaluated. Results suggest that oxygen consumption related indicators used as a termination indicator for low-lignin-content MSW were more sensitive than methane consumption related indicators. Aeration increased humic acid (HA) and (HA+FA)/HyI content by 2.9 and 1.7 times compared to the anaerobically stabilized low-lignin-content MSW. On the other hand, both the fulvic acid (FA) and hydrophilic (HyI) fractions remained constant regardless of stabilization technique. The target value developed for low-lignin-content MSW was quite different than developed countries mainly due to low residual biodegradable organic carbon content in stabilized low-lignin-content MSW. 
Food waste; Garden waste; Paper; Landfill management; Termination target value