IJESD 2022 Vol.13(5): 164-169 ISSN: 2010-0264
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2022.13.5.1388
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2022.13.5.1388
Assessment of Soil in the Vicinity of an Unengineered Landfill
Sumaiya Abdul Hameed Al Raisi
Abstract—Soil represents a major sink for metals that are
released into the environment from various sources, including
landfills. Some of these metals may be persistent due to their
fairly mobile nature; whereas others are more mobile and have
the potential to leach through soil profile at a higher rate,
reaching the groundwater. Thus, a pollution problem arises
when heavy metals are mobilized into soil solutions and
transported to groundwater. Therefore, soil analysis is essential
for identifying the characteristics of soil in a study area, relating
it to leachate and leachate percolation, and defining the extent
of contamination, if any. Due to the growing concern about the
risk of groundwater contamination in landfills areas, especially
in the widely used unengineered landfills, soil from three newly
constructed boreholes in the vicinity of the Al Amirat
unengineered landfill in Muscat was examined to determine the
extent of soil contamination. The soil assessment indicated that
soil samples in the vicinity of Al Amirat landfill do not pose any
toxicity because they are not considered hazardous. However,
since most metals are mobile within the soil profile, an effect on
groundwater might occur in the long run if no action is taken to
prevent it.
Index Terms—Heavy metals, landfill, soil, TCLP.
S. A. Al Raisi was with Environment Authority, Oman (e-mail: sumaiyaalraisi@hotmail.com).
Index Terms—Heavy metals, landfill, soil, TCLP.
S. A. Al Raisi was with Environment Authority, Oman (e-mail: sumaiyaalraisi@hotmail.com).
Cite: Sumaiya Abdul Hameed Al Raisi, "Assessment of Soil in the Vicinity of an Unengineered Landfill," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 164-169, 2022.
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