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Analysis of Ammonia Toxicity in Landfill Leachates

Table 1

Chemical analysis of waste landfill leachate and LC50.
ChemicalLandfill leachate (ppm)LC50 of Daphnia magna
20082009(literature values) (ppm)
N O 3 − N.D.N.D.3581 [16]
S O 4 2 − 17.725302560 [16]
Na+176031303310 [16]
N H 4 + 33436125.7
K+102380337 [16]
TOC147152—
Cu2.25 × 10−53.48 × 10−25.73×10−2 [17]
ZnN.D.4.73 × 10−23.34×10−1 [18]
NiN.D.5.64 × 10−21.66×10−1 [18]
Pb3.19 × 10−23.70 × 10−24.97 [19]
Bisphenol A16.314.815.2
pH8.3 (±0.3)7.7 (±0.1)—
N.D. = not detected: detection limits of N O 3 − , Zn, and Ni were 0.038 ppm, 0.004 ppm, and 0.006 ppm ([16] Dowden and Benette 1965. [17] Naddy, et al. 2002. [18] Chapman, et al. 1980. [19] Elten-Unal, et al. 1998.)