Adsorption studies of leachate on cockle shells

• Main Authors: Daud, Zawawi, Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab, Abdul Kadir, Aeslina, Abdul Latiff, Abdul Aziz, Awang, Halizah, Abdul Halim, Azhar, Marto, Aminaton
• Format: Article
• Published: Geomate Int. Soc. 2017
• Subjects: T Technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66513/; http://www.geomatejournal.com/sites/default/files/articles/46-52-54771-Hijab-Jan-2017-R1.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Sanitary landfills are important means of disposing municipal solid waste in developing countries. However, these landfills are associated with the generation of leachate, which if untreated may pose severe public health risk and may damage the ecosystem in the long term. In this study, cockle shell...