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Open landfills causing groundwater pollution [1]

Solid wastes being discarded in open dumping grounds or used as land fill in low-lying areas is causing soil run-off and groundwater pollution.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2012
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad) [2]
Tags:
Landfill [3], Groundwater Pollution [4], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [5], Surface Water [6], Waste Disposal [7], Water Pollution [8], Municipal / Household Waste [9], Solid Waste [10], Andhra Pradesh [11]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landfill
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/surface-water
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-household-waste
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh