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. 2011 Sep 28;2011:954626. doi: 10.5402/2011/954626

Table 1.

Chemical analysis of waste landfill leachate and LC50.

Chemical Landfill leachate (ppm) LC50 of Daphnia magna
2008 2009 (literature values) (ppm)
NO3 N.D. N.D. 3581 [16]
SO4 2− 17.7 2530 2560 [16]
Na+ 1760 3130 3310 [16]
NH4 + 334 361 25.7
K+ 102 380 337 [16]
TOC 147 152
Cu 2.25 × 10−5 3.48 × 10−2 5.73×10−2 [17]
Zn N.D. 4.73 × 10−2 3.34×10−1 [18]
Ni N.D. 5.64 × 10−2 1.66×10−1 [18]
Pb 3.19 × 10−2 3.70 × 10−2 4.97 [19]
Bisphenol A 16.3 14.8 15.2

pH 8.3 (±0.3) 7.7 (±0.1)

N.D. = not detected: detection limits of NO3 , Zn, and Ni were 0.038 ppm, 0.004 ppm, and 0.006 ppm ([16] Dowden and Benette 1965. [17] Naddy, et al. 2002. [18] Chapman, et al. 1980. [19] Elten-Unal, et al. 1998.)