Assessment of groundwater contamination by leachate near a municipal solid waste landfill

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dc.contributor.authorAderemi, Adeolu O.
dc.contributor.authorOriaku, Ada V.
dc.contributor.authorAdewumi, Gbenga A.
dc.contributor.authorOtitoloju, Adebayo A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T11:12:00Z
dc.date.available2022-05-26T11:12:00Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPhysico-chemical and microbiological parameters were analyzed in leachate and groundwater samples obtained at different locations adjacent to a municipal solid waste landfill in order to assess the impact of leachate percolation on groundwater quality. Total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), and Na+ exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) tolerance levels for drinking water in 62.5, 100, and 37.5% of the groundwater samples, respectively with pH and Fe exceeding WHO limits in 75% of the samples. Significant negative correlations of -0.839, -0.590, and -0.590 were shown by Na+, TDS, and EC respectively to distance from landfill. A high population of Enterobacteriaceae ranging from 4.0 × 103 ± 0 to 1.0575 × 106 ± 162,705 CFU/ml was also detected in the groundwater samples, indicating contamination. The results show that the leachate from the landfill has a minimal impact on the groundwater resource and this can be attributed to the existing soil stratigraphy at the site consisting of clay which is deduced to have a significant influence on the natural attenuation of leachate into groundwater.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAderemi, A. O., Oriaku, A. V., Adewumi, G. A., & Otitoloju, A. A. (2011). Assessment of groundwater contamination by leachate near a municipal solid waste landfill. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 5(11), 933-940.DOI: 10.5897/AJEST11.272en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-0786
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5897/AJEST11.272
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3454
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Environmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectGroundwateren_US
dc.subjectcorrelationen_US
dc.subjectpercolationen_US
dc.subjectlandfillen_US
dc.subjectleachateen_US
dc.subjectmunicipal solid wasteen_US
dc.subjectnatural attenuationen_US
dc.titleAssessment of groundwater contamination by leachate near a municipal solid waste landfillen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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