Landfill leachate sampling techniques

Olof Cerne; Christian Junestedt

doi:10.15626/Eco-Tech.2001.034

Authors

Olof Cerne Linnéuniversitetet
Christian Junestedt Linnéuniversitetet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15626/Eco-Tech.2001.034

Keywords:

Landfill leachate, sampling, grab sampling, organic compounds, characterisation.

Abstract

A number of landfill Jeachates and related effluents has been characterised in research
projects from 1996 till today. It has been important to carry out the sampling procedures with
a minimum of contamination because many compounds are present at very low
concentrations.