The article analyses the prerequisites for the formation of environmentally hazardous leachate generated during the life cycle of solid waste landfills, namely, during the decomposition of their organic component, in particular, including the stage of aceto- and methanogenesis.
The article emphasises the multicomponent nature of the generated wastewater and the pollution's high level by such indicators as biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and colour. This necessitates the use of multi-stage treatment technologies, including mechanical and biological treatment.
The main goal of the article was to find out which ways and approaches able to improve of treatment efficiency, in particular using the mechanical treatment stage (pre-treatment). The colour and suspended solids content were chosen as control indicators, and the assessment of the dynamics of changes in these indicators and the level of their sensitivity to the coagulant's work's (use of aluminium sulphate as a coagulant) makes it possible to make conclusions about the effectiveness of the proposed method.
In particular, the paper had been proposed the use of an activated solution of aluminium sulphate coagulant, the properties of which change and the efficiency increases under the action of magnetic-electric activation. This approach, as we are expecting is to intensify the leachate treatment process and reduce reagent consumption by 25-30% without the quality of treatment reducing, will allow to reduce the residual amount of aluminium in treated wastewater, to reduce the amount of sediment formed during the treatment of drainage wastewater, and to minimize the negative impact on the environment during the discharge of treated wastewater into surface sources.
The selected optimal dose of the coagulant allows maintaining the required technological mode of operation of the treatment facilities in case of changes in the quality of wastewater entering the facilities. The use of aluminium sulphate as a coagulant was proposed, and the studies were carried out in in the following dose range 100-350 mg/dm3. Keywords: dose, coagulant, leachate, efficiency, assessment, suspended solids, colour, sludge, activation