Assessing the Fate of Dissolved Organic Compounds in Landfill Leachate and Wastewater Treatment Systems.

ABSTRACT: Landfill leachate and municipal wastewater are major sources of chemical pollutants that contaminate our drinking water sources. Evaluating the dissolved organic chemical composition in wastewater treatment plants is therefore essential to understand how the discharge impacts the environment, wildlife, and human health. In this study, we utilized a nontargeted analysis method coupling liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to analyze chemical features at different points along two landfill leachate treatment plants (LLTPs) and two municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the Southeastern United States. Significant feature differences were observed for the WWTPs where activated sludge clarification was employed versus the LLTPs utilizing reverse osmosis. Speci

SUBMITTER: Doyle MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10002909 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature