Leachate Categorization and Surface Groundwater Contamination at Municipal Solid Waste Landfill of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

As a developing country the protection of groundwater resources is extremely important in India. Landfills are a major source of water pollution. The filling for the disposal site in Ahmedabad, occurs at a distance of about 50 meters from Ahmedabad plant water intake. In addition, there are several holes are near the tip, which is used for drinking and domestic use. A survey of the composition of landfill leachate and groundwater contamination Ahmedabad performed Landfill, located on gyaspur village. Leachate championship to nine points of the landfill. Groundwater samples were collected using snekkeeffekt five positions. Also, to find out the seasonal variation of water quality in water wells nearby, got four water samples in both wet and dry seasons. Leachate and groundwater were physically and chemically characterized. The measured parameters were pH, sulphate, nitrate, nitrites, heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, and Cu). The results showed that the landfill leachate was probably the methanogenic phase, on the basis of the alkaline pH is recorded. These results also show that the significant number of well was contaminated with respect to the concentration of the chemical-physical parameters of the World Health Organization standards for drinking water. Therefore, this landfill is a threat to the environment, and the government should make the landfill to prevent further contamination of groundwater and soil.