Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis
The wobbly state of waste management (WM) and the high level of environmental irresponsibility pose a significant threat to environmental health, which invariably endangers public health, regional groundwater systems and atmospheric conditions. These unruly human factors have compelled this study to...
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| author | Joseph Omeiza Alao Hazem Ghassan Abdo Daniel A. Ayejoto Musaab A.A. Mohammed Eli Danladi Ahmed M. Saqr Hussin Almohamad Abubakar Fahad |
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| description | The wobbly state of waste management (WM) and the high level of environmental irresponsibility pose a significant threat to environmental health, which invariably endangers public health, regional groundwater systems and atmospheric conditions. These unruly human factors have compelled this study to apply integrated geophysical methods, physiochemical water analysis, diagnostic survey questionnaires (DSQs) and reconnaissance surveys (RSs) to assess the environmental impacts and the possible public health risks of poor WM in Northern Nigeria. Geophysical investigation delineated leachate plume accumulated zones as conductive regions, which were captured within the depth of 0–10.5 m with low resistivity contrast relatively below 9.0 Ωm. The resistivity data of the overburden topsoil overlying the regional aquifer vary between 3.7 Ωm and 23 Ωm within the dumpsites and 111 Ωm – 413 Ωm off-dumpsites. The investigation was extended to 20 m–55 m off-dumpsites to monitor the impacts of landfills on the ambient environment. The resistivity data shows that the landfill leachate plumes have compromised the integrity of the regional subsoil, which invariably questions the purity of the groundwater. The physiochemical data depicts high content of BOD (79 – 811) mg/l, COD (99 – 1997) mg/l, TDS (511 – 2117) mg/l, while the level of the heavy metals (HMs) content across the three water sources vary significantly with Fe (0.210 – 2.997) mg/l, Pb (0.028 – 2.121) mg/l, Cr (0.029 – 1.413) mg/l, Cd (0.021 – 0.722) mg/l. The high content of organic substances and HMs present in the sample water may have altered the chemistry of the regional surface and groundwater, which are detrimental to human health. The comparative evaluation of the regional groundwater susceptibilities to the surface contaminants emerging from dumpsites/landfills in various geological locations shows that the landfill leachate plumes may be responsible for the regional groundwater pollution encountered in the water sample. The HMs-dominated leachate plumes penetrating the subsoil seem to have significantly influenced the electrical resistivity values of the landfill subsurface stratiform. A Strong media investment to enlighten the people is critical in going forward. This article will aid stakeholders in making strategic decisions to minimize the adverse effects of uncontrolled landfills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5060ddb530bb44399f97ac502afc646a2023-11-30T05:11:20ZengElsevierCase Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering2666-01642023-12-018100523Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water AnalysisJoseph Omeiza Alao0Hazem Ghassan Abdo1Daniel A. Ayejoto2Musaab A.A. Mohammed3Eli Danladi4Ahmed M. Saqr5Hussin Almohamad6Abubakar Fahad7Department of Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, Nigeria; Corresponding author.Geography Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Tartous University, Tartous, SyriaDepartment of Environmental and Sustainability Science, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USADepartment of Hydrogeology, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Miskolc, 3515, Miskolc, HungaryDepartment of Physics, Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, NigeriaIrrigation and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, EgyptDepartment of Geography, College of Arabic Language and Social Studies, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Geosciences, Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, NigeriaThe wobbly state of waste management (WM) and the high level of environmental irresponsibility pose a significant threat to environmental health, which invariably endangers public health, regional groundwater systems and atmospheric conditions. These unruly human factors have compelled this study to apply integrated geophysical methods, physiochemical water analysis, diagnostic survey questionnaires (DSQs) and reconnaissance surveys (RSs) to assess the environmental impacts and the possible public health risks of poor WM in Northern Nigeria. Geophysical investigation delineated leachate plume accumulated zones as conductive regions, which were captured within the depth of 0–10.5 m with low resistivity contrast relatively below 9.0 Ωm. The resistivity data of the overburden topsoil overlying the regional aquifer vary between 3.7 Ωm and 23 Ωm within the dumpsites and 111 Ωm – 413 Ωm off-dumpsites. The investigation was extended to 20 m–55 m off-dumpsites to monitor the impacts of landfills on the ambient environment. The resistivity data shows that the landfill leachate plumes have compromised the integrity of the regional subsoil, which invariably questions the purity of the groundwater. The physiochemical data depicts high content of BOD (79 – 811) mg/l, COD (99 – 1997) mg/l, TDS (511 – 2117) mg/l, while the level of the heavy metals (HMs) content across the three water sources vary significantly with Fe (0.210 – 2.997) mg/l, Pb (0.028 – 2.121) mg/l, Cr (0.029 – 1.413) mg/l, Cd (0.021 – 0.722) mg/l. The high content of organic substances and HMs present in the sample water may have altered the chemistry of the regional surface and groundwater, which are detrimental to human health. The comparative evaluation of the regional groundwater susceptibilities to the surface contaminants emerging from dumpsites/landfills in various geological locations shows that the landfill leachate plumes may be responsible for the regional groundwater pollution encountered in the water sample. The HMs-dominated leachate plumes penetrating the subsoil seem to have significantly influenced the electrical resistivity values of the landfill subsurface stratiform. A Strong media investment to enlighten the people is critical in going forward. This article will aid stakeholders in making strategic decisions to minimize the adverse effects of uncontrolled landfills.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016423002281Environmental irresponsibilityLandfill leachatesHeavy metalsGroundwaterSamples waterPollution |
| spellingShingle | Joseph Omeiza Alao Hazem Ghassan Abdo Daniel A. Ayejoto Musaab A.A. Mohammed Eli Danladi Ahmed M. Saqr Hussin Almohamad Abubakar Fahad Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering Environmental irresponsibility Landfill leachates Heavy metals Groundwater Samples water Pollution |
| title | Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis |
| title_full | Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis |
| title_short | Evaluation of Groundwater contamination and the Health Risk Due to Landfills using integrated geophysical methods and Physiochemical Water Analysis |
| title_sort | evaluation of groundwater contamination and the health risk due to landfills using integrated geophysical methods and physiochemical water analysis |
| topic | Environmental irresponsibility Landfill leachates Heavy metals Groundwater Samples water Pollution |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016423002281 |
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