Abstract:In this paper, the effects of cement-soil barrier with different cement content and bentonite-sand-cement (plastic concrete) barrier used in Shanghai Laogang landfill are studied through the laboratory model test. The effective diffusion coefficients of copper ions in the impervious barrier are solved by using numerical simulation method. The experimental results showed that with the increase of cement content and barrier thickness, the blocking effect of the cementsoil barrier on metal ions will be increased gradually. The effective diffusion coefficient (1×10-7~4×10-7 cm2?s-1) of copper ions in cement soil is 1/25~1/100 of the effective diffusion coefficient in soil (9.53×10-6~1.14×10-5 cm2?s-1).The plastic concrete impervious barrier used in Shanghai Laogang landfill has good blocking effect on copper ions.