This study aims to observe the inhibition of methane generation, the decomposition of organic matter, and the trend of outflowing leachate, using the simulated column of the anaerobic sanitary landfill structure of sulfate addition type which is made by adding sulfate to a current anaerobic landfill structure, and the simulated column of semi-aerobic landfill structure in the laboratory which is used in the country like Japan in order to inhibit methane from a landfill site among the gases caused by a global warming these days, and at the same time to promote the decomposition of organic matter, the index of stabilization of landfill site.
As a result of this study, it is thought that the ORP(Oxidation Reduction Potential) of the column of semi-aerobic landfill structure gradually represents a weak aerobic condition as time goes by, and that the inside of landfill site is likely to by in progress into anaerobic condition, unless air effectively comes into a semi-aerobic landfill structure in reality as time goes by. In addition, it can be seen that the decomposition of organic matter is promoted according to sulfate reduction in case of R1, a sulfate-added anaerobic sanitary landfill structure, and that the stable decomposition of organic matter in R1 makes a faster progress than R2. Moreover it can be estimated that R1, a sulfate-added anaerobic sanitary landfill structure has an inhibition efficiency of 55% or so, compared with R2, a semi-aerobic landfill structure, in the efficiency of inhibiting methane.

• 김정권(동의대학교 환경공학과) | Jung Kwon Kim
• 김부길(동서대학교 환경공학과) | Boo Gil Kim