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Studies on ground water pollution from dumping of municipal solid wastes at Muzaffarpur [1]

This study reveals detailed geochemical investigation of inorganic constituents including heavy metals in the ground water surrounding the dumpsite area at Muzaffarpur. The pH was found to be increased in some cases. Few water samples showed the total hardness and alkalinity value beyond the standard limit. COD value was found to be maximum in nearest points to dump sites.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Sunil Kumar [2]
Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers [3]
2008
4
14
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution [4], Sanitation [5], Urban Sanitation [6], Solid Waste [7], Waste Disposal [8], Bihar [9], Muzaffarpur (T) [10], Statistics [11]
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