Upper Ottawa landfill leachate : treatment feasibility study.

Abstract

Boojum Research Ltd was approached by C. Murdoch and J. Readman of the Solid Waste Management Division, Public Works Department, City of Hamilton, to help develop design criteria for a passive treatment system for leachate originating in the Upper Ottawa Landfill. A site visit was carried out by Martin Smith, a professor at Niagara College (Ecosystem Restoration Program) and Margarete Kalin on 24th of November 2003. Leachate samples were collected during the site visit and on December 22nd . Testing of the leachate samples took place at the Boojum Research Ltd. Laboratory to define key parameters for the design of the pilot test system.