alleryWhich pollutant forms the largest nitrogen problem in sanitary leachate?
ANitrate precipitate
BGaseous dinitrogen
COrganic urea form
DAmmonium nitrogen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Ammonium nitrogen
Anaerobic landfill conditions prevent coupled nitrification-denitrification, leading to high ammonium nitrogen accumulation in leachate.
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