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Impact of Solid Waste Disposal on Inland Water Wetlands: Solid Waste Management
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Author(s): Rosy Bansal (GSSDGS Khalsa College, Patiala, India), Monika Hans (Govt P.G. College for Women, India)and Esha Bansal (Red Roses Public School, Gurugram, India)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 11
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Handbook of Research on Safe Disposal Methods of Municipal Solid Wastes for a Sustainable Environment
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Prateek Srivastava (Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, India), Durgaprasad Ramteke (Fibre and Particle Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Finland), Ankush Kumar Bedyal (Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Cluster University of Jammu, India), Monika Gupta (Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, India)and Jasminder Kaur Sandhu (Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8117-2.ch020
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Abstract
The solid waste disposal affects the quality of water as it leaches down in deeper layers of water bodies having dissolved organic and inorganic constituents from solid waste. The resulting polluted liquid, popularly known as leachate, increases in its concentration levels when it seeps deep inside and appears brownish to black in colour with a rotten smell. It has more organic pollutants with ammoniacal nitrogen. The toxicity levels depend upon the kind of waste, like plastic or metals, being present in solid waste which has severe impacts on human health and aquatic animals. The unselective and mismanaged disposal of waste introduces various toxins comprising of heavy metals and degrades the environment and water resources. Solid waste not only affects the inland waters but also contributes to climatic changes like emission of greenhouse gases.
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