The possible similarity between organic substances in leachates and forest waters
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https://doi.org/10.15626/Eco-Tech.2001.012Keywords:
Organic substances, humic substances, municipal landfill, leachate, forest water, pollutant.Abstract
It is nowadays recognised that natural organic substances have a large impact on processes in
different environments, This recognition is developing also with respect to organic substances
in municipal landfill leachates, There is reason to look for chemical similarities and take over
useful analysis tools and concepts from forest research to speed up the build-up of knowledge
of such compounds in leachates, It has been observed at a large number of forest sites that
organic substances in general tend to have similar properties, The key to possible similarity
between leachates and forest waters seems to be the humic substance fraction, They are
abundant already in today's methanogenic leachates, and their influence will increase in the
course of time, Observed interactions confirm that increased understanding of the character of
humic substances is important in studies of most other compounds in leachates.
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