Anaerobically treated food wastewater still contains high concentration of organic carbon and nitrogen. Consequently,subsequent treatments are needed to meet the effluent criteria of wastewater. Injection of treated food wastewater into awaste landfill body could be one alternative for its subsequent treatment. In this study, preliminary experiments wereconducted to inject treated food wastewater into waste landfill body. Firstly, Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) testwas conducted to evaluate the methane generation potential of the injected food wastewater. Secondly, anaerobicallytreated food wastewater showed clogging problem during the initial stage of laboratory scale lysimeter injectionexperiment. Accordingly, pretreatments were needed, and we experimented the change of viscosity of the wastewater afterchemical injection (1N acid or base solution) or aeration of wastewater. From the results, BMP for the treated foodwastewater showed 373.8mL CH4/g VS, which was 53% of untreated food wastewater’s. Practically feasible solution toreduce the viscosity of treated food wastewater was 1 day aeration before injection into the waste landfill body.

In this study, waste landfill site was used as a bioreactor landfill for the treatment of anaerobically digested foodwastewater, and a basic study on waste landfill injection of anaerobically digested food wastewater was conducted. To studythe effect of different operating condition on the quality of lysimeter leachate, 3 lysimeters were operated at differentcondition (i.e., Lys 1=no recirculation, Lys 2=leachate recirculation, Lys 3=leachate recirculation after one day aeration),and the results of leachate quality were as followings. pH Level of leachate became similar to the digested food wastewaterafter 63 days of operation(equivalent to the 11.2% of bed volume) and Cl- concentration of leachate was higher than injectedfood wastewater during whole 6 months of operation period. Leachate COD showed stable values after 70 days of operation,and reduction rate of COD concentration after 6 months was 86%, 89, and 90% for Lys 1, Lys 2, and Lys 3, respectively.The reduction rates of TKN concentration were 19, 28, and 65% for Lys 1, Lys 2, and Lys 3. Lys 3 showed the mosteffective TKN reduction. Leachate recirculation after one day aeration resulted effective reduction of cumulative COD andTKN mass, which were 61% and 40% respectively, compared to the no recirculation case.

Quality of GHG emission from solid waste disposal depends on level of activity data. Activity data of solid wastedisposal is mass of waste disposal and waste composition. Waste composition is one of the main factors influencingemissions from solid waste disposal. According to GHG target management in Korea, uncertainty of activity datadetermined by level of tier. We suggest minimum sample number for analysis of waste composition. In result, we suggestto revise the guideline for GHG target management that minimum sample number for analysis of waste compositionmust be over 73 times during 3 years for total uncertainty of waste composition must be less than or equal to 7.5%(Tier 1 level).

Stabilization of landfill gas (LFG) generation is recognized as the critical indicator to evaluate the future possibility of environmental impact from the waste landfill. In comparison with leachate quality, the amount of LFG generation is considered more difficult to integrate the sequential monitoring results. Spatially and temporal high variation of the LFG generation and the emission would be influenced by the micrometeorological condition. One of the helpful information to predict the behavior of LFG generation is to estimate the remaining of LFG source in the waste. Biological degradation should decrease the amount of component that should be transformed LFG in the waste. Hence, the LFG generation potential of waste in landfill must be gradually decreased as time goes on. In order to support the assessment of the landfill stability from the viewpoint of LFG, the estimation of the potential of LFG generation of the landfilled waste has been investigated at the landfills that was received the waste incineration ash, slag, C&D inert residue, dredged soil, and so on. The LFG emission behavior has been predicted by using the remaining LFG potential, and it was validated by the investigation of surface LFG emission. Degraded organics by anaerobic incubation had been calculated by Buswell's theoretical equation (Bockreis, et al. 2007). Objected samples that were excavated from 10-15 years old waste layer have shown the little potential of LFG generation (Table 1). A highest content of gasified organics was observed for 2.0m depth of C10 though it was less than 1% of the total weight of sample (dry weight). It would be strongly attributed to intensive pretreatment of waste before the landfilling. Since the landfill operator required the strict quality control for the waste to be disposed of, the content of organics in the waste should be enough low at the initial phase of landfill management. In addition, the effort of the landfill management to promote the biodegradation, such as the lowering of the water level in landfill layer, or ventilation of LFG, had contributed to reduce the biodegradable organics. Fig.1 shows the prediction of methane emission from the landfill. It also exhibited results of investigation of surface LFG emission. The prediction of landfill methane emission was developed by using the parameter that was obtained from excavated waste.

In order to accelerate the biodegradation of easily organic materials in landfilled waste before excavating a closed solid waste landfill and prevent to be dried the landfilled wastes at the same time, this study has suggested the Dual Step Biostabilization System (DSBS), which could inject air with dry fog into its body. In addition, the applicability of the DSBS was estimated by means of field test at a closed landfill. As a result of field test, the reduction of oxygen consumption rate for landfilled wastes (48%) stabilized by air with dry fog was higher than that of landfilled wastes (38%) stabilized by only air. Three lysimeter experiments were, also, performed for the landfilled wastes sampled from the closed landfill. The production of cumulative carbon dioxide for landfilled wastes stabilized by air with dry fog was estimated to be highest (1,144.8 mL). In case of lysimeter that moisture was not introduced was found to be 1,051.9 mL, while another lysimeter that moisture was introduced through horizental trenches was 1,095.8 mL. It is clear that the DSBS can accelerate the biodegradation of organic compounds. In terms of volatile solids, the reduction amount of volatile solids for air with dry fog was higher than that of the other conditions.

In this study, we evaluated the applicability of upflow percolation test of European Standard as one of waste landfill stabilization index. Landfilled waste samples were taken from an old uncontrolled waste landfill site before and after 1 month aerobic treatment. Diameter of 10 cm and height of 30 cm column was filled with landfilled waste sample, and the column was saturated with deionized water for three days to reach equilibrium. And then upflow leachant was flowed by peristaltic pump with a linear velocity of 15 cm/day. Given schedule of sampling times leachate was sampled several times, and pH, COD, NH4-N, and Cl− of leachate were analysed. At the same time AT4 test, which is test for aerobic biochemical stabilization index, was performed. Upflow percolation test and AT4 test for landfilled waste samples before and after aerobic treatment showed significant statistical difference of results. From the results, upflow percolation test might be used as an complementary waste landfill stabilization index with AT4 test, and database of landfilled waste sample with different landfill ages should be accumulated to setup the proper waste landfill stabilization index.

A field research at Sudokwon landfill was carried to analyse the effect of leachate and organic waste water injection on decomposition characteristics of landfill waste. The moisture content after leachate (79,783 m3) addition into block 3A for 1 year increased from 27.4% to 34.1%. As a result of moisture increasement, Cellulose and Lignin proportions as indicators of waste degradability changed from 1.45 to 1.18. It is also illustrated that TOC as an indicator of CH4 production potential reduced from 22.0% to 19.5%. Comparison results of TOC after 4 months of each leachate, digested waste water, food waste water injection into block 4A shows reduction of 3.5%, 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively. Hence, it is indicated that injection of leachate and organic waste water into landfill enhances the rate of CH4 production as well as the speed of landfill stabilization.

The objective of this study was to assess the affects of various solid waste landfill methods on mass balance of carbon. Four lysimeters simulated a conventional landfill (Lys-A), a landfill recirculated only fresh leachate (Lys-B), and two landfills recirculated leachate after pretreating with ASBR (Lys-C and Lys-D) were operated over 1,600 days. Lys-D was recirculated two times of pretreated leachate volume than that of Lys-C. Mass balance of carbon was calculated considering leachate and biogas production for each lysimeter. Lys-C and Lys-D showed that there was an increase of about 3 times in total amount of COD recovered as methane than Lys-A. This results might be attributable to the activated methanogenic bacteria and the high pH of pretreated leachate. In terms of mass balance of carbon, amount of carbon converted to landfill gas in Lys-B (25.20 g/kg-dry waste) was bigger than that of Lys-A (23.64 g/kg-dry waste), while carbon conversion rate to landfill gas for Lys-A and Lys-B showed 4.80% and 4.71%, respectively. It is assumed that only fresh leachate recirculation method can increase amount of carbon converted to landfill gas resulting from the biodegradation of organic carbon in recirculated leachate. However, in comparison with the conventional landfill method, this method should not accelerate hydrolysis of carbon from the wastes. Carbon conversion rate in the landfill recirculated leachate after pretreating with ASBR was increased due to accelerated anaerobic metabolism processes of the microbes. In Lys-C and Lys-D, about 5.9% of carbon was converted to landfill gas. Therefore, it could be seen that the landfill recirculated leachate after pretreating with ASBR could enhance carbon conversion to landfill gas more than the conventional landfill or the landfill recirculated only fresh leachate.

Results for application of RDF(Refuse Derived Fuel) to selected wastes in metropolitan and small and medium cities are as follows. The physical characteristics of waste are paper, plastic, food waste, and so on. The proximate analysis in P city showed 20.2% of moisture, 71% of combustible material, and 8.8% of ash on annual average. That in G city showed 31.6% of moisture, 59.5% of combustible material, and 8.9% of ash. Ultimate analysis in P city showed 52.04% of carbon, 7.02% of hydrogen, 28.80% of oxygen, 0.66% of nitrogen, and 0.09% of sulfur. Heating value was 3,363 kcal/kg. Ultimate analysis in G city showed 50.85% of carbon, 6.56% of hydrogen, 29.86% of oxygen, 0.79% of nitrogen, and 0.12% of sulfur. Heating value in the G city was somewhat lower than that in the P city with 2,632 kcal/kg. Thus, application of RDF in metropolitan city was more effective than that in small and medium cities. Heating value in mixture for the P city was lower than that in waste of the volume rate waste charge system alone by 143 kcal/kg. In proximate analysis, moisture, and combustible material were likely to be more adequate to RDF.

We investigated the ecological characteristics of reed populations growing in Korea and tried to select reed populations showing better growth patterns in waste landfill leachate. To examine the growth characteristics, 14 reed populations from various habitats were collected. Four reed populations were from inland reclaimed habitats, 4 reed populations from brackish or salt marsh habitats, and 6 reed populations from fresh water habitats. Total plant biomass after the treatment with landfill leachate showed that Daebudo and Nanjido reed populations had the higher biomass with 3755 g DW/pot and 3305 g DW/pot, respectively. Reed populations being sampled from the higher salinity and landfill habitats had relatively higher total biomass than that of other reed populations. Especially reed populations from landfill habitats showed higher biomass. Reed populations from Songjiho and Daebudo, which were believed to have tolerance to salt stress, also showed good growth patterns. Population from the fresh water habitats exhibited relatively lower tolerance to leachate treatment compared to others. From the results, we could conclude that reed populations from Nanjido and Daebudo with higher biomass and better salt tolerance were able to good candidates for purification of waste landfill leachate.

The purpose of this study is to investigate weighted compaction density according to a loading density in truck, a compaction density of solid waste and composition ratios of solid waste for calculation of a capacity of the landfill sites. The experiments for calculations of in-place density at landfill site have been conducted in S landfill site at B City. The size of vessel for measuring the compaction density was 1m3(1m×1m×1m). The experiment tests have been carried out methods (1 time for bulldozer and 4 times for compactor) that do contain all of specification at the landfill site. Average of the loading density at the landfill site was 0.264 ton/m3 (0.113～0.487 ton/m³). When the loading density for each compositions was compared, the composition of the highest average loading density (0.474 ton/m³) was miscellaneous wastes. The composition of the lowest average loading density (0.120 ton/m³) was general solid waste. The reported results indicated that the compaction density at the landfill site was 0.538 ton/m³, which was calculated with weighted incoming ratios of compositions. The ranges of the density for each composition were from 0.021 ton/m³ to 0.221 ton/m³. When the compaction density for each composition was compared, the composition with the highest average compaction density (0.221 ton/m³) was miscellaneous wastes. The composition with the lowest average compaction density (0.021 ton/m³) was general solid wastes.