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Waste Management & Research, Vol. 19, No. 6, 557-566 (2001)

Utilisation of bottom ash in road construction: a lysimeter study

C. Bruder-Hubscher

Laboratoire de Chimie, ECPM, 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France

F. Lagarde

Laboratoire de Chimie, ECPM, 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France

M.J.F. Leroy

Laboratoire de Chimie, ECPM, 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France

C. Coughanowr

Centre de Recherche pour l'Environnement, l'Energie et le Déchet (CREED), 291, avenue Dreyfous Ducas, 78520 Limay, France

F. Enguehard

Centre de Recherche pour l'Environnement, l'Energie et le Déchet (CREED), 291, avenue Dreyfous Ducas, 78520 Limay, France

The incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) results in the annual production of 2.7 million tons of bottom ash in France. Utilisation of bottom ash in road construction is encouraged in France but strictly regulated. Because the incinerator residues contain enriched concentrations of metals and salts, particular attention must be focused on the potential environmental problems. In the present study, a laboratory tool (lysimeter) has been developed to reproduce the conditions of bottom ash utilisation and to study their environmental impact via the percolates collected at the bottom of the lysimeter. Four lysimeter experiments were conducted in order to study reproducibility, as well as the influence of water flow rate and pressure on the composition of the percolates. The lysimeter experiments have been then compared with the utilisation of bottom ash under real conditions (two experimental road sections). The comparison of results of lysimeter test and those measured after performing the French standard leach test (AFNOR NF X31-210) shows a recovery of 89% for the chlorides and between 30 and 35% for the sulfates. This indicates that almost all chlorides have been dissolved, contrary to the sulfates, which are less soluble.

Key Words: Municipal solid waste • bottom ash • lysimeter • road • correlation • leaching • heavy metals • chlorides • sulfates • pH.


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