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Municipal Landfill Leachate: Associated Risks and Management Scenario in Developing Countries
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Author(s): Demamu Tagele Haligamo (Arba Minch University, Ethiopia), Tamru Tesseme Aragaw (Arba Minch University, Ethiopia)and Esayas Alemayehu (Jimma University, Ethiopia)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 30
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Empowering Resilient Communities Through Climate Action, Renewable Energy, and Waste Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Seda H. Bostancı (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkey), Seda Yıldırım (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkey)and Valentin Vasilev (Higher School of Security an Economics, Bulgaria)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-0862-3.ch013
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Abstract
In developing countries, the environment and human health are adversely impacted by dumping site leachate. Hence, this review examined landfill characteristics, associated risks, challenges and solutions. Open landfills were commonly used methods surrounded by residents, without leachate management. In landfill leachate, higher concentration of Cl− from Egypt, NO3− from India, Cr from Ghana, and Zn, Cd, Pb and Ni from Nigeria were measured. Nearby groundwater contamination was observed in Egypt, India, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. Surface water contamination was identified in Kenya, Bangladesh, and Côte d'Ivoire. Pollution of water resources exceeded standard limits, posing major health risks. Studies from Egypt, India, Nigeria, and Ethiopia showed that groundwater were unfit for drinking. This review found that legal framework, environmental conditions, municipality capacity, and institutional roles affected disposal services. Researchers suggested sanitary landfills, strong legal system, financial effectiveness, public involvement, and service outsourcing as a solution.
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