Research project: Nanoparticles and associated metals in landfill leachates
Landfill leachates contain a wide range of potentially toxic metals (e.g. Cr, As and Cd). Models of landfill systems are largely based on models in which contaminants are considered to be either dissolved or sorbed to solid phases. It is apparent, however, that nanoparticles interact with solid and dissolved phases and play an important role in the transport of organic matter and metals. Hence, we aim to characterise nanoparticles in a UK municipal solid waste (MSW) leachate.