Landfill leachate treatment strategies: Energy recovery and reduction of environmental impacts

Open Access

Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 215, 2026 The International Congress on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (RENA 2025)


Article Number		04013
Number of page(s)		11
Section		Environmental Protection and Ecosystem Management
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621504013
Published online		04 February 2026

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