[Terminal electron acceptor process in landfill leachate pollution plume].

A soil column filled with sandy soil was constructed to investigate changes of terminal electron acceptors (TEA) and TOC in redox zones of landfill leachate pollution plume, and their models were established, respectively. Results indicated that the time of peak-concentration appearance of different reducing products was related to the ability of terminal electron acceptors to compete for terminal electrons. The most competitive ones showed sharp concentration increased earlier. For example, the peak concentration of NO2(-) appeared earlier than that of Fe2+. The concentration of TOC increased in methanogenic zone, iron reduction zone, nitrate reduction zone and oxygen reduction zone, and its rate was 8.27, 8.56, 8.85, 9.06 and 9.11 mg/(L h), respectively. Degradation rate of contaminants by different microbes mainly depended on the amount and availability of terminal electron acceptors. The reaction rate was related to ability of terminal electron acceptors to compete for terminal electron, that is the stronger the ability of terminal electron acceptors to compete for terminal electrons, the easier could be used and consumed by microorganisms and the more sensitive to reflect on environmental pollution.