SUSTAINABLE EMISSION REDUCTION OF AMMONIUM FROM A LANDFILL BODY USING THE ANAMMOX-PROCESS AT THE VLAGHEIDE LANDFILL (NL)

摘要

The Urban District of 's-Hertogenbosch is the owner of the Vlagheide landfill in Schijndel (NL), which complies with the EU-standards with respect to aftercare measures. The Vlagheide landfill measures 40 hectares and 6 million m3 of municipal solid waste (MSW), stored between 1969 to 2003. Half of the landfill comprises a newer part (1990 to 2003) with a bottom liner, but still without a top liner. The other half is the older part (1969 to 1985) without a bottom liner. Within the framework of the ongoing sustainable landfill management programme (SLMP) at the Vlagheide landfill (started in 2005), the reduction or removal of long term ammonium emission by means of the anaerobic ammonium oxidation process (Anammox) is being investigated. This paper presents the results obtained so far with respect to the feasibility of sustainable emission reduction of ammonium due to the anammox-process.