Table 1: Leaching limit values for waste acceptable in landfills for inert, non-hazardous and hazardous waste (Council Decision 2003/33/EC [13]).
| Chemical Parameters |
Maximum Limit Values (mg/kg of dry mass) According to Classification |
| Inert Waste |
Non-Hazardous Waste |
Hazardous Waste |
| L/S=2 L/kg |
L/S=10 L/kg |
L/S=2 L/kg |
L/S=10 L/kg |
L/S=2 L/kg |
L/S=10 L/kg |
| As |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
5 |
6 |
25 |
| Ba |
7 |
20 |
30 |
100 |
100 |
300 |
| Cd |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Cr total |
0.2 |
0.5 |
4 |
20 |
25 |
70 |
| Cu |
0.9 |
2 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
100 |
| Hg |
0.003 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2 |
| Mo |
0.3 |
0.5 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
| Ni |
0.2 |
0.4 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
40 |
| Pb |
0.2 |
0.5 |
5 |
10 |
25 |
50 |
| Sb |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2 |
5 |
| Se |
0.06 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
4 |
7 |
| Zn |
2 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
90 |
200 |
| Chloride |
550 |
800 |
10,000 |
50,000 |
17,000 |
25,000 |
| Fluoride |
4 |
10 |
60 |
250 |
200 |
500 |
| Sulphate |
560 |
1,000 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
25,000 |
50,000 |
| DOC |
240 |
500 |
380 |
1,000 |
480 |
1,000 |
| TDS |
2,500 |
4,000 |
40,000 |
60,000 |
70,000 |
100,000 |