Effect Of Municipal Solid Waste

Landfill On Hydrology - A case

study

FOR DADDU MAJRA

Under the guidance of: By:

Prof. L.N. Sharma Harmanpreet Singh (08102026)
Civil Engineering
Department, Ravi Jha (08102069)
PEC University Of
Technology. Vikas Kumar (09102085)
 Objectives Of The Study

 Make inventory of existing tube wells and hand

pump, etc in addition to surface water bodies.
 Analyze water samples to understand effect of
landfill on hydrology.
 To assess the suitability of ground water for various
purposes like drinking, etc.
 Based on the present study comment on the effect of
landfill on the hydrology of the area.
 Introduction of Site

 Landfill site is located in Daddu Majra.

 It is a 45-acre open non-engineered disposal site.
 3 basic Steps are followed in site for the Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste

1. Dumping: Everyday around 147 metric tones of municipal solid wastes are dumped.

2. Effective Micro Organism Solution (E.M Solution):

 The Main Constituents of this Solution are actinomycetes (Photo Synthetic Bacteria) and
Yeast.
 A 1000L spraying solution contains 20L EM solution with 30L Molasses and the rest 950 L
is water.
 The said treatment is helpful in the acceleration of decomposition process of the garbage,
reduction in the volume of gas discharge.

3.Leveling: For the leveling Heavy Chain Dozer compactor vehicles are used which compress
the waste.
 Introduction

o What is landfill ?
It is a site for the disposal of waste materials.

o Problems associated with MSW landfill ?

MSW landfill are associated with the problem of
pollution. Due to the formation of leachate, they can
contaminate ground as well as surface water bodies.

o What is leachate ?
Leachate is defined as the polluted liquid emanating
from the base of the landfill.
 Methodology And Work Carried Out

 Articles from journals, conferences and thesis were

shortlisted.
 Data was procured, data like well logs and topographical
sheets of the study area.
 Visited study area, collected water samples from tube
wells and hand pump in the vicinity of the site.
 Water samples collected from the tube wells and hand
pump were tested in chemistry lab under the guidance of
Dr. R. Amutha.
 Searched remote sensing data for surface extent of the
landfill.
 The locations of tube wells under study were tagged by
using GPS.
 Tests Carried Out

 Quantitative tests were done to estimate the hardness,

pH, turbidity and dissolved oxygen in water samples.
 Test were carried out on atomic absorption
photospectrometer to check the concentration of various
elements :
 Iron
 Arsenic
 Bismuth
 Chromium
 Nickel
 Lead
 Copper
 Metals and their specifications for Spectrophotometer test

S.no Element Lamp Slit size Wavelength Detectable

Current (mA) (nm)
(nm) Range(µg/ml)
1 Arsenic 5 1 193.7 2-200
2 Iron 5 0.2 248.3 0.05-20
3 Bismuth 10 0.2 223.1 0.6-50
4 Chromiu 7 0.2 357.9 0.06-20
m
5 Nickel 5 2 232 0.05-3.50
6 Lead 10 7 217 0.08-10
7 Copper 5 7 324.7 0.005-2.0
 Results Of Tests

 The results of tests carried out on water samples.

S.No. Element Tube Tube Hand Acceptabl Cause for
well 1 well 2 pump e limit rejection
(mg/l) (mg/l)
1. Arsenic Nil Nil 10 mg/l 0.01 0.05
2. Iron Nil Nil 1.5 mg/l 0.1 1.0
3. Bismuth 4 mg/l 4 mg/l 5 mg/l
4. Chromium Nil Nil Nil 0.05 0.05
5. Nickel Nil Nil Nil 0.02 0.05
6. Lead 20 mg/l 20 mg/l 30 mg/l 0.05 0.05
7. Copper Nil Nil 5 mg/l 0.05 1.5
 Results Of Tests

 Results of quantitative tests.

Tests Tube Tube Hand Cause for Remarks
well 1 well 2 pump rejection

pH 7.1 7.0 6.2 <6.5 and Hand pump water is

>8.5 not fit for drinking

Turbidity Nil Nil 225 Hand pump water is

(mg/L) not fit for drinking

Hardness 225 220 1750 600 Hand pump water is

(mg/L) not fit for drinking

Dissolved 8.0 8.0 0 Hand pump water is

oxygen not fit for drinking
(mg/L)
 Comments On the Effects Of Landfill On the
Hydrology

 From the results of tests, it can be seen that the effect of

contamination is primarily in the unconfined aquifer.
 The water from the hand pump is not fit for drinking
purposes.
 If there are cracks and faults in the underlying strata i.e.
if layers of aquiclude are not continuous, then the
contamination can also effect the unconfined aquifers.
 An engineered landfill should designed and made for the
control of leachate.
 Leachate should be collected and treated separately.
 Engineered Landfill

 Engineered landfill sites are designed to control

leachate and control the contamination of soil and
aquifer due to leachate.
 Multi-layer containment barrier consisting of a high-density
polyethylene liner for primary containment and an engineered
clay liner for secondary containment are provided.
 In-cell leachate collection and removal systems and disposal of
leachate is provided.
 Ground water monitoring is done regularly.
 Surface run-on and run-off is controled.
 Preventive Measures To Control Leachate

 Segregation at source is desirable and the system should

move from one-bin system to two-bin system (organic
and inorganic waste) at source.
 Door to door collection should be done through covered
motorized vehicle having two compartments (for organic
and inorganic).
 The processing of organic waste should be done by
composting, bio-methanation, etc processes.
 A 20 year long term vision and 5 year short term vision
should be framed.
 A steering committee should be set up for preparing of
action plan, overseeing the implementation and
reviewing/revising the action plan from time to time.
Thank you