An MSW landfill has inactive cells covered with an intermediate cover of 1 m of sandy-loam soil. The soil is washed before use, thus it is at 100% field capacity when applied. The local 10-year average weather data is as follows. Month Precipitation ET in in Jan 7.8 3.1 Feb 7.1 3.4 Mar 6.0 4.4 Apr 3.3 5.1 May 1.1 6.3 Jun 1.1 7.0 Jul 1.1 7.4 Aug 1.5 6.9 Sep 4.0 5.8 Oct 5.0 4.8 Nov 5.5 3.6 Dec 7.0 3.0 Determine percolation (PER) through the intermediate cover in a 12-month starting from the month of July.

An MSW landfill has inactive cells covered with an intermediate cover of 1 m of sandy-loam soil. The soil is washed before use, thus it is at 100% field capacity when applied. The local 10-year average weather data is as follows. Month Precipitation ET in in Jan 7.8 3.1 Feb 7.1 3.4 Mar 6.0 4.4 Apr 3.3 5.1 May 1.1 6.3 Jun 1.1 7.0 Jul 1.1 7.4 Aug 1.5 6.9 Sep 4.0 5.8 Oct 5.0 4.8 Nov 5.5 3.6 Dec 7.0 3.0 Determine percolation (PER) through the intermediate cover in a 12-month starting from the month of July.

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter8: Landfills

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