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Tritium Distribution in Leachates from Domestic Solid Waste Landfills

생활폐기물 매립장 침출수의 삼중수소 분포

  • 박순달 (한국원자력연구소 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 김정석 (한국원자력연구소 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 조기수 (한국원자력연구소 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 김종구 (한국원자력연구소 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 김원호 (한국원자력연구소 원자력화학연구부)
  • Received : 2004.02.25
  • Accepted : 2004.03.26
  • Published : 2004.06.25
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Abstract

It is for the purpose of investigating the tritium distribution in the leachates, the raw and treated leachates and the condensates of the methane gas, which have occurred from domestic solid waste landfills. Also it aims to measure the tritium distribution level on the colloid size of the leachates, the raw and treated leachates. It was found that the major inorganic contaminants of the leachates were Na, K, Ca, Mg, $NH{_4}^+$-N and $Cl^-$. The mean tritium level of the raw leachates of the investigated 13 landfill sites for 6 months was 17 ~ 1196 TU. It corresponded to a several scores or hundreds of magnitude higher value than that of the normal environmental sample level except for two landfill sites. Also such a high concentration of the tritium was found in the treated leachates and methane gas condensates as well. Nevertheless it is important to emphasize that the tritium level which was found in this research is about 100 times lower than the tritium limit for the drinking water quality. And most of the tritium existed in the dissolved colloid of the leachate of which the colloid size is below $0.45{\mu}m$. Also, according to the tritium analysis results of the leachates after filtration with $0.45{\mu}m$ membrane filter for some landfills, it is likely that some tritium of the leachate would be distributed in a colloid size over $0.45{\mu}m$. In general the relationship between the tritium and other contaminants in the raw leachate was low, but it was relatively high between the tritium and TOC. However, the tritium content in the leachate had no meaningful relationship with the scale, hydrological characteristics and age of the landfill.

생활폐기물을 매립, 처리하는 위생매립장에서 발생된 침출수의 삼중수소 분포 특성을 조사하기 위해 침출원수, 처리수 및 메탄가스응축수의 삼중수소 농도를 측정하였다. 또한 침출수 및 처리수의 콜로이드 크기에 따른 삼중수소의 용존특성을 조사하였다. 침출수의 주요 무기물 오염성분은 Na, K, Ca, Mg, 암모니아성 질소 및 염소이온이었다. 연구대상 매립장중 2개 매립장을 제외한 나머지 매립장의 침출수에서 환경준위보다 수십 내지 수백 배 이상 높은 농도의 삼중수소가 검출되었으며, 조사기간중 침출수의 평균 삼중수소 농도분포는 17 ~ 1196 TU였다. 메탄가스응축수 및 침출수 처리공정을 거친 처리수에서도 침출수와 비슷한 수준의 삼중수소가 검출되었다. 이와 같은 삼중수소의 농도는 삼중수소의 음용수 기준에 비해 약 100배 이상 낮은 수준임을 확인할 수 있었다. 침출수중 삼중수소는 대부분 $0.45{\mu}m$ 이하의 용해성 콜로이드에 분포되어 있었나, 일부는 $0.45{\mu}m$ 이상의 콜로이드에 분포되어 있는 것으로 추정되었다. 침출수의 삼중수소와 총유기성탄소가 상대적으로 높은 상관성을 나타내었다. 그러나 침출수의 삼중수소 농도는 매립장의 규모, 수문학적 특성 및 매립연령 등과 특별한 상관성이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

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