produced at a temperature higher than 17° C, even during the winter period. The treatment
of the leachates was carried out in a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge-bed reactor
(UASB) at a temperature of 35° C and at ambient temperatures (15–20° C), with the aim of
determining the effect of temperature on the COD removal efficiency. At a temperature of 35°
C, the organic loading rate was up to 30 kg COD m− 3 day− 1 and at ambient temperatures …