Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4397
ISSN: 2375-4397
Nesrine Turki
ENIS, Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Ecotoxicology,
Street of Soukra Km 3.5, BP 1173 CP 3038
Tunisia
Research Article
Effects of Landfill Leachate application on Crops growth and Properties of a Mediterranean Sandy Soil
Author(s): Turki N* and Bouzid JTurki N* and Bouzid J
Physical chemical analysis of the Bizerte’s landfill leachate showed high amounts of ammoniacal nitrogen. Its treatment with combined process of coagulation/flocculation, Fenton and powder zeolite adsorption allowed a treated effluent with low content of nitrogen. The microtoxicity of raw and treated leachate was monitored by LUMIStox and its phytotoxicity was examined by seed germination/root elongation tests using seeds of Lycopersicon esculentum, Lolium perenne, Helianthus annus and Medicago sativa. Seedlings of the three species (Lycopersicon esculentum, Helianthus annus and Medicago sativa) were grown in pots, which irrigated with treated leachate at the median effective concentration (EC50) levels, NPK fertilizer and tap water as a control. LUMIStox tests showed that combined process allowed a significant toxicity removal. Treated leachate played fertilizing effect on plan.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2375-4397.1000186