GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER AND LEACHATE MONITORING IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE LANDFILL „GETLINI”

Authors

  • Edmunds Teirumnieks Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte; Rēzeknes augstskola (LV)
  • Jānis Prols SIA „Geo Consultants” (LV)
  • Aija Dēliņa SIA „Geo Consultants” (LV)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2005vol1.2149

Keywords:

groundwater, leachate, monitoring, pollution, surface water, waste landfill

Abstract

The paper is about the largest landfill in Latvia Getlini. Waste from Riga city and surroundings are disposed here. The waste landfilling once was started in the old sand-gravel quarry, next to the Getlini bog, and no environment protection measures were taken. Currently total area of the Getlini landfill is 87 ha and 36 ha of it occupy the old dumpsite (waste hill). Contaminants from the waste with storm water leached to the over groundwater and under groundwater and contaminated it. In the paper contamination level and spreading of leachate, surface water and groundwater are described.

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References

Sadzīves atkritu mu poligona „Getliņi” 2003. – 2004. gada pārskats. – SIA „Geo Consultants”, Rīga, 2004. – 57 lpp.

Pazemes ūdeņu monitorings „Getliņu” izgāztuves apkārtnē. – SIA „Geo Consultants”, Rīga, 2002. – 52 lpp.

Pazemes ūdeņu monitorings „Getliņu” izgāztuves apkārtnē. – SIA „Geo Consultants”, Rīga, 2000. – 73 lpp.

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Published

2005-06-18

Issue

Vol. 1 (2005): Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference

Section

Enviroment Quality and Protection

How to Cite

[1]
E. Teirumnieks, J. Prols, and A. Dēliņa, “GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER AND LEACHATE MONITORING IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE LANDFILL „GETLINI””, ETR, vol. 1, pp. 207–213, Jun. 2005, doi: 10.17770/etr2005vol1.2149.