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Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste dumpsite through water quality [1]

Microbial load in the groundwater and the physico-chemical characteristics of the water samples in and around the dumpsite of Dindigul town, Tamil Nadu, was studied. A microbial analysis of the leachate of the municipal solid waste, the ground water collected from the dumping yard and the ground water collected from a distance of 100 feet away from the dumping yard was also carried out to find out the effect of the municipal solid waste on the ground water quality.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2007
J.A. John Paul [2], Thilagavathy Daniel [3]
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection [4]
27
7
617
Tags:
Water Pollution [5], Groundwater Pollution [6], Water Quality [7], Solid Waste [8], Waste Disposal [9], Groundwater Quality [10], India [11], Tamil Nadu [12], Dindigul (T) [13]
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