QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LANDFILL LEACHATE

Abstract

In India, groundwater represent majority of portable supply, especially 88% in rural areas. Any contamination of groundwater would pose a significant strain on the potable water-distributing unit because rehabilitation of polluted ground water is expensive, and may not be technically feasible. The aim of this project is the quantitative and qualitative assessment of landfill leachate. The study involves three aspects: first, to do the chemical analysis of landfill leachate. The leachate generated from MSW Landfills can impose detrimental affects on ground water quality, as it can percolate from the soil strata to the underlined aquifers. Second, a water balance was performed so as to predict the amount of leachate generated at the landfill site. The lack of data regarding the amount of leachate pumped and treated since the start of operation of the landfill makes it impossible to validate the calculated amount of leachate formed. It should be acknowledged that the calculations were bas...