Journal of Water Resource and Protection

Volume 10, Issue 1 (January 2018)

ISSN Print: 1945-3094   ISSN Online: 1945-3108

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Assessment and Impact of Leachate Generated by the Landfill City in Abidjan on the Quality of Ground Water and Surface Water (M’Badon Bay, Côte d’Ivoire)

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DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2018.101009    1,589 Downloads   4,103 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

The municipal Akouedo landfill of the city of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) is composed of more than 60% of household waste. It lacks a leachate collecting and treatment device. To highlight the impact of the leachate on the receiving environments, some sampling campaigns of leachate, groundwater and surface waters were conducted from June 2013 to January 2014. Analyses of leachate samples revealed relatively high concentrations of trace metals: Fe (6450 ± 8690 μg/L), Cu (400 ± 272 μg/L), Zn (520 ± 240 μg/L), Cd (113 ± 105 μg/L), Pb (550 ± 237 μg/L), Ni (312 ± 97 μg/L) and Co (77 ± 56 μg/L). Fe is the most abundant chemical element. The analysis of groundwater and surface indicates that the levels of trace metals in these waters are higher than WHO standards except Zn.

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Naminata, S. , Kwa-Koffi, K. , Marcel, K. and Marcellin, Y. (2018) Assessment and Impact of Leachate Generated by the Landfill City in Abidjan on the Quality of Ground Water and Surface Water (M’Badon Bay, Côte d’Ivoire). Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 10, 145-165. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2018.101009.

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