TY - JOUR A1 - Lopez Meza, Sarynna A1 - Kalbe, Ute A1 - Berger, Wolfgang A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Harmonization and validation of leaching standards - new developments in Germany N2 - This article presents a snapshot of key issues regarding characterization of granular waste materials with respect to their reuse as alternative construction materials, and the factors that need to be considered in their reutilization in order to comply with soil and groundwater protection regulations. KW - Column tests KW - Granular materials KW - Leaching protocols KW - Standardisation KW - Waste PY - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2462/09670513.890 SN - 0967-0513 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 45 EP - 49 PB - EPP Publ. CY - Richmond AN - OPUS4-17376 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lopez Meza, Sarynna A1 - Kalbe, Ute A1 - Berger, Wolfgang A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Effect of contact time on the release of contaminants from granular waste materials during column leaching experiments N2 - When reusing or disposing of contaminated granular waste materials there is a need to evaluate how the contaminants will interact on the pathway soil-groundwater and the effect this interaction will have on the surrounding environment. While column testing can provide a closer approximation to field percolation conditions than batch testing, there is still a need to develop column testing procedures that consider the requirements of practical testing time frames. This study evaluates the effect of different column contact times (2.5, 5, and 16 h) on the release of inorganic constituents from bottom ash and demolition waste, two commonly reused granular materials. Leaching data for representative constituents of concern, such as copper, chromium, sulfate and chloride, as well as pH and electrical conductivity was compared for all different contact times studied. Results for the materials investigated in this study showed that variations in contact time have no significant effect on the release of the selected constituents and leaching parameters at low liquid to solid ratios. However, after a liquid to solid ratio of 1 L/kg, the effect is more noticeable, and higher contact times show lower pH values as well as a reduction in the release of constituents of concern from bottom ash. In the case of demolition waste, the variation of contact time did not have a strong effect on the leaching behavior. KW - Leaching procedures KW - Standardisation KW - Column tests KW - Contact time KW - Granular materials KW - Waste PY - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2009.11.022 SN - 0956-053X VL - 30 IS - 4 SP - 565 EP - 571 PB - Pergamon Press CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-20934 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krüger, Oliver A1 - Kalbe, Ute A1 - Berger, Wolfgang A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - López Meza, S. T1 - Leaching experiments on the release of heavy metals and PAH from C&D waste and MSWI bottom ash N2 - Leaching tests are fundamental tools for the assessment of long-term impact of contaminated waste materials on the soil-groundwater pathway. Waste materials should be tested under conditions equal to their actual application in re-use scenarios to achieve reliable results. Since the standards for leaching procedures available on international level so far are either not validated or considered inadequate in respect to coarse grained materials, new standards had to be developed. Therefore column percolation and batch test procedures have been standardized and validated to enable their introduction to new German regulations concerning waste management. Practical aspects of the test procedures as well as the boundary conditions compared to the already existing standards will be described. Examples including round robin test results will be given to justify the selection of the new specifications. T2 - 2nd International conference on hazardous and industrial waste management CY - Chania, Crete, Greece DA - 2010-10-05 KW - Leaching KW - Bioavailability KW - Column tests KW - Batch tests PY - 2010 IS - Session A, A5.1. SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-22128 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krüger, Oliver A1 - Kalbe, Ute A1 - Berger, Wolfgang A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Lopez Meza, Sarynna T1 - Leaching experiments on the release of heavy metals and PAH from soil and waste materials N2 - Leaching tests are fundamental tools for the assessment of long-term impact of contaminated waste materials on the soil-groundwater pathway. Experiments were carried out in the framework of standardization and validation of column percolation and batch test procedures, in particular concerning the stipulation of the experimental setup. The colloid release of column and batch experiments was compared and the influence of different column filling heights (12.5–50 cm) on the release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from soil was studied, as well as the effect of varying contact times (2.5–16 h) on the release of chromium from construction and demolition (C&D) waste and municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash. The results indicate that filtration of the eluate, which is required for batch tests, does not always allow the simulation of the actual colloid amount in soil pore water. Medium column heights four times the inner diameter of the column seemed to provide reasonable equilibrium adjustment conditions and avoid major biodegradation. The release of chromium was only marginally affected by the contact time, varied between 0.115 and 0.150 mg/kg for demolition waste eluate at a liquid-to-solid ratio of approximately 5 L/kg. KW - Column tests KW - Batch tests KW - Waste materials KW - Leaching KW - Standardization PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.016 SN - 0304-3894 VL - 207-208 SP - 51 EP - 55 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-24030 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -