TY - JOUR AU - S. A., Adebara AU - A., Afolayan AU - D.I., Omajali AU - A.A, Olatunji PY - 2016/02/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF SOLID WASTE DUMPSITE ON GROUNDWATER IN OSOGBO AND EDE METROPOLIS OSUN STATE, NIGERIA JF - International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research JA - Int. J. Eng. Tech. Mgmt. Res. VL - 3 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.29121/ijetmr.v3.i2.2016.41 UR - https://www.granthaalayahpublication.org/ijetmr-ojms/ijetmr/article/view/IJETMR16_A02_27 SP - 1-21 AB - <p><em><strong>In Nigeria, the reliance on sanitary landfills is a common phenomenon in the disposal of </strong></em><em><strong>waste materials. Lack of capital and appropriate technology for environmentally friendly </strong></em><em><strong>waste management practices has left most places like Osogbo city in Nigeria to rely of landfills </strong></em><em><strong>for solid waste disposal. And in most cases the landfills are not properly engineered and </strong></em><em><strong>operated to accepted world standards. This project work assesses the effect of solid waste </strong></em><em><strong>dumpsite on the ground water quality in Osogbo and Ede Metropolis. Eight (8) different </strong></em><em><strong>samples were collected from wells located around the vicinity of dumpsite at Osogbo and Ede </strong></em><em><strong>respectively. The analysis of physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters of the water </strong></em><em><strong>samples collected shows that there are some level of contaminations on the ground water </strong></em><em><strong>within the solid waste dumpsite and some of the samples were discovered to be acidic with PH </strong></em><em><strong>ranges from 5.90-6.40 which rendered the sample unsafe for drinking and other domestic </strong></em><em><strong>consumptions. Parameters like Iron, Manganese, Chromium, Copper, Zinc, are trace element</strong></em><br><em><strong>and were found in minute amounts concentration of less than 100mg/l in all the water </strong></em><em><strong>samples, which possessed no hazard effect to the quality of groundwater. However, most of the </strong></em><em><strong>water sample tested for bacteriological does not fall within WHO 2006 recommendations.</strong></em><br><em><strong>Therefore, the need for environmental awareness through enlightenment campaigns on solid </strong></em><em><strong>waste handling, controlling and monitoring techniques with proper groundwater exploration </strong></em><em><strong>for proper analyses.</strong></em></p> ER -