The effluent generated inside landfills is called leachate. The characterization of the leachate generated in landfills is important to indicate its polluting potential and enable the application of techniques for its treatment. Thus, this work aims to characterize quantitatively and qualitatively the leachate from landfills located in the state of Pará. In addition, it aims to calculate the value of IPL for this leachate in order to know its potential contamination by comparing the results with those obtained by other authors. To this end, the work was divided into three phases, where the first was about the quantitative evaluation of the leachate, the second corresponded to the qualitative evaluation and the third is related to the calculation of the polluting potential of the leachate. The quantitative characterization had as a result a strong connection of the leachate input flow with rainfall, where it was noted an increase in flow when comparing the year 2018 with the year 2019, explained by the expansion of the landfill and the increase in the capacity of theLeachate Treatment Plant (LTP). The qualitative characterization showed a leachate with high organic matter contents and high fouling potential. The results of the third phase pointed out that the IPL methodology is not suitable for Brazilian leachates, being the Index of Deactivated Landfill (IDL) a more appropriate index for it. Thus, it is concluded that the leachate from Marituba landfill has a high complexity and should go through advanced treatment processes.
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