<p>Solid waste is the unacceptable or useless solid materials generated from mutually residential, mechanical &amp; commercial activities in a supposing area. Managing the SW deals with the maintenance of healthy environment to remove any waste as early ...

<p>The presence of dumping grounds in highly urbanized environment directly results into health hazards for the people residing in the surrounding areas. In the past years, these open dumps have become a threat to the local hydrogeology. Groundwater contamination ...

<p>The study investigated the effects of open landfill sites on the underground water quality by examining the physical and chemical properties of underground water in hand-dug wells around the Solous landfill sites in Igando, ...

<p>The analyses of ground water quality were studied in Davangere city. Five different sampling stations were select for analysis and compared the parameter of sampling station, for instance pH, alkalinity, hardness, turbidity, sulphate, chloride, fluorides, ...

<p>Physical, chemical and bacteriological analyses were carried out of water samples from three boreholes located near a landfill, and or soil samples at Akure, Nigeria, to ascertain the effect of the dumpsite on the groundwater and soil quality. The samples ...

<p>The basic concept of providing effective, efficient and practical erosion and sediment control should be considered when determining the locations and types of Best Management Practices. All off-site surface water should be diverted away from areas to be ...

<p>Waste is discarded materials of no further use to the owners and the pattern of its generation is a function of the level of urbanization, industrialization and economic status of society. The most convenient strategy of solid waste disposal is landfill ...

<p style="text-align: justify;">Groundwater contamination due to Municipal Landfill Site (MLS) is a serious threat to groundwater integrity.This current research characterized leachate from Solous <br />Landfill Site and assessed the groundwater quality at ...

Physico-chemical and microbiological parameters were analyzed in leachate and groundwater samples obtained at different locations adjacent to a municipal solid waste landfill in order to assess the impact of leachate percolation on groundwater quality.

Borehole water samples were collected from seven major locations covering an area of about3,051km2 around Lapai metropolis in Niger State north-central Nigeria to evaluate its quality forhousehold and human drinking purposes.