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The risks from waste leachate are due to its high organic contaminant concentrations and high concentration of ammonia. Pathogenic microorganisms that might be present in it are often cited as the most important, but pathogenic organism counts reduce rapidly with time in the landfill, so this only applies to the freshest leachate. Toxic ...
Based on recent EPA studies, a liner and leachate collection system constructed to current standards typically has a liquid removal efficiency of 99 to 100 percent and frequently exceeds 99.99 percent. [3] The leachate collection system collects the leachate so that it can be removed from the landfill and properly treated or disposed.
Illinois has seen a 10-20% increase in annual precipitation over historical averages in the last 100 years. This precipitation increase is happening most in the Fall. [ 5 ] Additionally, there has been a 40% increase in the number of days with precipitation of 2 inches (5 cm) or more.
The dam at the Nashville City Reservoir in Nashville, Illinois, is in "imminent" danger of failure, according to the Washington County Emergency Management Agency.Residents have been warned to ...
What's Making L.A. Fires So Bad, Did the City Run Out of Water and Was the Fire Department's Budget Cut? ... for the right reason, a lot of interest in that,” L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin ...
Illinois is one of ten states that account for nearly 85% of the total employee-related debt among all 50 states. At the end of 2022, Illinois had $10,915 in pension liabilities per capita ...
Illinois averages around 50 days of thunderstorm activity a year which put it somewhat above average for number of thunderstorm days for the United States. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 54 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 9.7 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually.
Data recently analyzed by the Illinois State Board of Education shows that more than 7 in 10 Cook County public students now fall below grade level in English based on their 2023-24 performance in ...