Determine leachate generated in a cell in a 12-month period.
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Transcribed Image Text:Determine leachate generated in a cell in a 12-month period. You may assume that:
-Percolation through the cover is 15in
-Water consumed by waste decomposition is negligible (Life 1 contains mostly fresh waste)
-Water loss as water vapor in landfill gas is negligible (again due to fresh waste)
-Initial moisture content in fresh waste = 0.20
-Weight of waste in the lift = 3000 lb/yd²
-Weight of cover = 1500 lb/yd²
-The following sketch depicts water in and out of a waste lift.
Water
consumption by
waste
decomposition
PER or leachate
from above
Water stored in
waste
Leachate
generated
Water loss as water
vapor in landfill gas
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