Abstract—The relationship of BOD to COD of leachate from
a mature landfill site are investigated over a period of six years
to determine the indicator to be used for prediction of leachate
characteristic generating from landfill site. Results of the
investigation reveal that BOD:COD ratio is a good indicator of
degradation of organic matter in landfill. It can be used as an
indicator for degradation of organic matter that differentiate
the acetogenic phase from methanogenic phase in this landfill
Index Terms—BOD:COD ratio, landfill leachate, waste
decomposition.
The authors are with Civil Engineering Department, Curtin University,
Australia (e-mail: lah@yesenviro.com, H.Nikraz@curtin.edu.au).
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Cite:Aik Heng Lee and Hamid Nikraz, "BOD:COD Ratio as an Indicator for Pollutants Leaching from Landfill," Journal of Clean Energy Technologies vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 263-266, 2014.
