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- Title
Leachate Characterization and Assessment of Groundwater Pollution Near Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Site.
- Authors
Mor, Suman; Ravindra, Khaiwal; Dahiya, R.; Chandra, A.
- Abstract
Leachate and groundwater samples were collected from Gazipur landfill-site and its adjacent area to study the possible impact of leachate percolation on groundwater quality. Concentration of various physico-chemical parameters including heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn) and microbiological parameters (total coliform (TC) and faecal coliform (FC)) were determined in groundwater and leachate samples. The moderately high concentrations of Cl−, NO−3, SO2−4, NH+4, Phenol, Fe, Zn and COD in groundwater, likely indicate that groundwater quality is being significantly affected by leachate percolation. Further they proved to be as tracers for groundwater contamination. The effect of depth and distance of the well from the pollution source was also investigated. The presence of TC and FC in groundwater warns for the groundwater quality and thus renders the associated aquifer unreliable for domestic water supply and other uses. Although some remedial measures are suggested to reduce further groundwater contamination via leachate percolation, the present study demand for the proper management of waste in Delhi.
- Subjects
LEACHATE; LEACHING; POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL contamination; GROUNDWATER; WATER; SOLID waste; LANDFILLS
- Publication
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 2006, Vol 118, Issue 1-3, p435
- ISSN
0167-6369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10661-006-1505-7