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2019-01-01

Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests

Evaluación de la toxicidad de sedimentos de lagunas de lixiviados, utilizando el procedimiento de lixiviación para la característica de toxicidad - TCLP y ensayos de toxicidad aguda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348

Palabras clave:

Daphnia pulex, leachates, leachate lagoon, Poecilia reticulate, sanitary landfill, sediments, TCLP procedure. (en)
Daphnia pulex, laguna de lixiviado, lixiviado, Poecilia reticulata, procedimiento de lixiviación para la característica de toxicidad – TCLP, relleno sanitario, sedimento, toxicidad aguda. (es)

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Landfills have been the most used alternative for final municipal solid wastes disposal, however, this system is the responsible of contamination problems associated with the generation of leachates, sediments and toxic gasses emissions. The sediments occur by the organic and inorganic matter precipitation from leachates dumped in retention lagoons, which can present toxic characteristics than affect the environment. The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential toxicity of leachates from a municipal landfill, using the TCLP procedure and acute toxicity assays with Daphnia pulex and Poecilia reticulata as biological indicators. The results showed that the sediment evaluated, did not exceed the stablished levels suggested by the EPA for the TCLP test, nor were they toxic to the organisms used. This results, suggests a potential agricultural use of this material in acid soils, since the nature of leachate sediments are pH alkaline and rich in nutrients and organic matter.

Los rellenos sanitarios son la alternativa más empleada para disposición final de residuos sólidos municipales, sin embargo, generan problemas de contaminación por la generación de lixiviados, sedimentos y emisión de gases tóxicos. Los sedimentos surgen de la precipitación de los materiales orgánicos e inorgánicos de los lixiviados depositados en lagunas de almacenamiento que pueden presentar características tóxicas que afectan el ambiente. En este trabajo se evaluó la potencial toxicidad del material sedimentado de lagunas de lixiviados de un relleno sanitario municipal, utilizando el procedimiento de lixiviación para la característica de toxicidad - TCLP y ensayos de toxicidad aguda con Daphnia pulex y Poecilia reticulata. Los resultados mostraron que los sedimentos no excedieron los niveles establecidos por la EPA para TCLP, ni fueron tóxicos para los organismos empleados, lo que sugiere su potencial aprovechamiento agrícola en suelos ácidos, dado que presentan un pH alcalino y alto contenido de materia orgánica y nutrientes.

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P. Torres Lozada, Y. Carabalí Rivera, y L. E. Barba Ho, «Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests», DYNA, vol. 86, n.º 208, pp. 192–198, ene. 2019.

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Torres Lozada, P., Carabalí Rivera, Y. y Barba Ho, L.E. 2019. Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests. DYNA. 86, 208 (ene. 2019), 192–198. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348.

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Torres Lozada, P.; Carabalí Rivera, Y.; Barba Ho, L. E. Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests. DYNA 2019, 86, 192-198.

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Torres Lozada, P., Carabalí Rivera, Y. & Barba Ho, L. E. (2019). Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests. DYNA, 86(208), 192–198. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348

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TORRES LOZADA, P.; CARABALÍ RIVERA, Y.; BARBA HO, L. E. Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests. DYNA, [S. l.], v. 86, n. 208, p. 192–198, 2019. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/75348. Acesso em: 20 mar. 2026.

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Torres Lozada, Patricia, Yazmin Carabalí Rivera, y Luz Edith Barba Ho. 2019. «Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests». DYNA 86 (208):192-98. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348.

Harvard

Torres Lozada, P., Carabalí Rivera, Y. y Barba Ho, L. E. (2019) «Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests», DYNA, 86(208), pp. 192–198. doi: 10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348.

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Torres Lozada, P., Y. Carabalí Rivera, y L. E. Barba Ho. «Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests». DYNA, vol. 86, n.º 208, enero de 2019, pp. 192-8, doi:10.15446/dyna.v86n208.75348.

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Torres Lozada, Patricia, Yazmin Carabalí Rivera, y Luz Edith Barba Ho. «Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests». DYNA 86, no. 208 (enero 1, 2019): 192–198. Accedido marzo 20, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/75348.

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Torres Lozada P, Carabalí Rivera Y, Barba Ho LE. Evaluation of toxicity from leachate lagoons sediments, using the toxicity leaching procedure - TCLP and acute toxicity tests. DYNA [Internet]. 1 de enero de 2019 [citado 20 de marzo de 2026];86(208):192-8. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/75348

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