Abstract
The sampling of leachate and groundwater was done from the Shivri landfill site and waste management facility and its nearby area to analyze the infiltration of leachate and its possible contaminating effect on the groundwater quality. The testing of the groundwater and leachate sample was done to know about the various physical and chemical parameters which also include heavy metals concentration in the leachate sample and groundwater samples. Some of the heavy metals tested for their presence were Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Cu, and Fe. Very low concentrations of other ions such as Cl−, SO42−, NO3−, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zinc, and Iron are detected in the groundwater sample which shows that there was no effect of leachate on the surrounding groundwater because of the good leachate collection system of the landfill site. A slightly higher concentration of TDS, COD, Alkalinity, and TH was not enough to link it to the leachate percolation also there was not any noticeable effect of change in distance on various water quality parameters except Cr which was only detected at the sampling location 1. The overall gist of the study was that there was not any leachate contamination in the groundwater and almost all of the parameters of groundwater were observed in the range suitable for drinking purposes. Since the landfill site was already an engineered site and there was not any sign of leachate contamination so there was no point in suggesting remedial measures. Hence the present study shows no impact on groundwater due to the Shivri landfill site.