Contamination transport into saturated land upon advection-diffusionsorption including decay
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The objective of this paper is to describe governing numerical equation and solution algorithm of pollution transport mechanisms and factors essential to include in developing relatively simple and practical tools to quantify pollution loss, advection, diffusion and sorption in pollution transport into the groundwater at landfill sites. This paper presents the development of a numerical model that can be used for quantifying groundwater inputs and associated contaminant discharge from a landfill into the affected aquifer. The results reveal that the proposed model can be used for the simulation of contaminant transport in aquifers in any scale. This numerical solution is established on finite difference-finite-volume solution advection-diffusion-linear sorption with first order decay equation. To show the capability of proposed model, the results of a case study presented in the paper as simulating leachate transport at a 2000 ton/day landfill facility assesses leachate migration away from the landfill in order to control associated environmental impacts, particularly on groundwater wells down gradient of the site. Leachate discharge from landfills is the main route for release of the organic and inorganic contaminants through subsurface, commonly encountered in the refuse. Leachate quantity and potential percolation into the subsurface are estimated by the proposed model. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis to leachate transport control parameters was also conducted. Sensitivity analysis suggest that changes in source strength, aquifer hydraulic conductivity, and dispersivity have the most significant impact on model output indicating that these parameters should be carefully selected when similar modeling studies are performed. The sensitivity of the model to variations in input parameters results in two opposing patterns of contaminant concentration. While higher groundwater velocities increase the speed of plume spread, they also increase the dilution ratio and hence Decrease the concentration.
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volume 1 issue 3
pages 67- 75
publication date 2017-03
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