Applying of Electrical Imaging Survey (EIS) to Evaluate Leachate Pollution in Underground Area of Informal Landfill

Abstract:

An informal landfill is an open dump that pollutes the underground environment because it lacks an impervious liner. The leakage of such a landfill is unidirectional and thus difficult to directly test. This study uses electrical imaging survey to evaluate the pollution of the underground environment of an informal landfill for municipal solid waste in Beijing. We hypothesize that every location has a specific resistivity resulting from the leachate. We use the membership function of fuzzy mathematics to quantitatively represent the pollution of the underground environment in the sanitary landfill. The results are consistent with borehole data.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 878)
• Pages: 739-745
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.878.739
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Song Du, Di Wang, Zi Shen Mou, Jing Jin, Rui Jiang Zhao, Bao Shan Cui
• Keywords: Electrical Imaging Survey (EIS), Informal Landfill, Leachate Pollution, Membership Function

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