Investigation the Impact of Municipal Solid Waste on Sub Surface Environment

The purpose of this work is to study the impact of Municipal Solid Waste on sub surface environment. Municipal solid waste landfill represents significant threat to ground water and sub-surface soil. The leachate percolating through soil up to ground water table through voids between sub soils and significantly contaminates it. To study and analyze the possible impact of leachate percolation on soil properties and ground water quality. Soil samples and Ground water samples are collected from various areas of nashik landfill sites, where large concentrations of municipal solid waste are dumped. The physical parameters of these collected samples such as, specific gravity, Maximum dry density (MDD), Optimum moisture content (OMC), Permeability and Consistency limits for soil sample and pH, Total dissolve solid (TDS), Hardness, Total solid (TS), and Alkalinity for ground water samples are studied. It has been found that most of the parameters of soil and water are affected because of municipal solid waste and leachate. Here based upon experimental values suggested the some preventive measure to minimize the pollution of sub soil and ground water.