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Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Original paper

Hybrid method for selection of the optimal process of leachate treatment in waste treatment and valorization plants or landfills

Authors: Manuel Martin-Utrillas, Manuel Reyes-Medina, Jorge Curiel-Esparza, Julian Canto-Perello

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 4/2015

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Abstract

Leachate from waste landfill or treatment plants is a very complex and highly contaminated liquid effluent. In its composition, it is found dissolved organic matter, inorganic salts, heavy metals, and other xenobiotic organic compounds, so it can be toxic, carcinogenic, and capable of inducing a potential risk to biota and humans. European law does not allow such leachate to leave the premises without being depolluted. There are many procedures that enable debugging, always combining different techniques. Choosing the best method to use in each case is a complex decision, as it depends on many tangible and intangible factors that must be weighed to achieve a balance between technical, cost, and environmental sustainability. It is presenting a hybrid method for choosing the optimal combination of techniques to apply in each case, by combining a multicriteria hierarchical analysis based on expert data obtained by the Delphi method with an analysis by the method of VIKOR to reach a consensus solution.

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Metadata
Title
Hybrid method for selection of the optimal process of leachate treatment in waste treatment and valorization plants or landfills
Authors
Manuel Martin-Utrillas
Manuel Reyes-Medina
Jorge Curiel-Esparza
Julian Canto-Perello
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0834-4

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