Abstract. This paper reports results of laboratory studies on two pretreatmentmethods, struvite precipitation using aeration with H3PO4 and Fenton oxidation. These methods utilized specific properties of the leachate: high magnesium content (172mgL−1) for struvite precipitation and a high iron concentration (56mgL−1) for Fenton treatment. Struvite precipitation (H3PO4, 700mgL−1) remov…