The Application of the PAN Reclamation Model on the Example of Former Landfills Cracow Soda Works "Solvay"

Abstract

Krakow Soda Plant "SOLVAY" was founded in 1901 in Krakow. Since the beginning of the liquidation in 1991, the factory was producing various derivatives of sodium carbonate and calcium fertilizer. As a result of the manufacturing process liquid wastes were deposited in the lagoons. The area on which the former landfill, is unique in the Polish and the European Union. The deposited sludge contains large amounts of alkaline cations of a basic nature. This is due to the specificity of production establishments and raw materials used for production. Landfills are very specific sites to conduct any rehabilitation work. The substrate posed by sodium deposits is difficult to reclamation and development due to induction of stress in plants and their decay.