For calculating the leachate contamination potential, i want to calculate the leachate pollution index. For this minimum how many parameters i need to take into considerations?
It depends on the data you have but for more info on the answer have a look at this article Article Application of leachate pollution indices for assessment of ...
Yes i read your paper. Here you use 18 parameters. I am trying to compare the LPI of different landfill sites. However, for some landfill site, i found 6-7 parameters. Hence, if i try to calculate using 6-7 parameters, will it be correct?
The selection of index involves 18 pollution parameters, their weightages and the sub-index values. The concentrations of pollutants are obtained from toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) extracts of the lime sludge and fly ash generated.
As a minimum you use the data you have as the best you can do. Otherwise use the data that the regulators tell you to measure. Here we have heavy metals (10), nutrients and others (oil, PAH, BTEX). Also unnecessary with complications, just the concentration in the leachate divided by concentration in upstream recipient. Also obviously depends on the type of landfill.