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A review of lysimeter experiments carried out on municipal landfill waste
The groundwater risk assessment in the vicinity of landfill sites requires, among others,
representative monitoring and testing for pollutants leaching from the waste. Lysimeter studies can
serve as an example of dynamic leaching tests. However, due to the bacteriological composition of
the municipal waste, they are rarely carried out. These tests allow for the proper design of the landfill
protection system against migration of pollutants into the ground, assessment of bacteriological,
biochemical and chemical risk for the groundwater, determination of the water balance of leachate as
well as examination of the course of processes taking place in the waste landfill with a diversified
access to oxygen. This paper addresses the issue of performing lysimeter studies on a sample of
municipal waste in various scientific centers. It analyzes the size of lysimeters, their construction, the
method of water supply, the duration of the experiment, the scope of research, and the purpose of
lysimeter studies