Detecting Landfill Leachate Contamination Using Soil Electrical Properties

Abstract

The use of complex permittivity and electrical conductivity to detect soil contamination by landfill leachate is discussed in this paper. The electrical conductivity and complex permittivity of a natural clayey soil are measured before and after permeation with multiple aqueous ionic solutions (synthetic leachate) that simulate the composition of leachate from a domestic solid waste disposal facility, and with aqueous