Assessment of heavy metal contamination in soil due to leachate migration from an open dumping site

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dc.contributor.authorKanmani, S
dc.contributor.authorGandhimathi, R
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-10T11:06:26Z
dc.date.available2026-09-10T11:06:26Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-23
dc.description.abstractThe concentration of heavy metals was studied in the soil samples collected around the municipal solid waste (MSW) open dumpsite, Ariyamangalam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu to understand the heavy metal contamination due to leachate migration from an open dumping site. The dump site receives approximately 400–470 tonnes of municipal solid waste. Solid waste characterization was carried out for the fresh and old municipal solid waste to know the basic composition of solid waste which is dumped in the dumping site. The heavy metal concentration in the municipal solid waste fine fraction and soil samples were analyzed. The heavy metal concentration in the collected soil sample was found in the following order: Mn > Pb > Cu > Cd. The presence of heavy metals in soil sample indicates that there is appreciable contamination of the soil by leachate migration from an open dumping site. However, these pollutants species will continuously migrated and attenuated through the soil strata and after certain period of time they might contaminate the groundwater system if there is no action to be taken to prevent this phenomenon.
dc.identifier.issn21905495
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org.10.1007/s13201-012-0072-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://nitt.ndl.gov.in/handle/123456789/256
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag
dc.relation.ispartofseriesApplied Water Science; Vol. 3/ No. 1
dc.titleAssessment of heavy metal contamination in soil due to leachate migration from an open dumping site
dc.typeArticle
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