Abstract: This study was conducted to simulate leachate plume migration from the Idemili North waste dumpsite for a period of 20 years' prediction using MODFLOW. Point sources such as landfills and open waste dumps can release high concentration of contaminants into groundwater due to leachate migration. The leachate generated as a result of precipitation, dissolution and biodegradation on an active landfill surface, results to the transport of organic and inorganic contaminants from the landfill waste and their subsequent discharge through infiltration, into groundwater in underlying aquifers. Leachate has the potential to contaminate and impair groundwater use in the affected.....
Keywords: Leachate, Simulation, Groundwater, Landfill, Modflow
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