Garbage Juice: Waste Management and Leachate Generation

Jenna R. Jambeck
Department of Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
Jean M. Andino
Department of Civil/Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (2), p 240A
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p240A
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2007

Abstract

This Activity uses multi-colored breakfast cereal and liquid to model the concepts of leachate and leaching from municipal solid waste disposed of in a landfill. Students create a modern landfill model with the same materials.

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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