Title :
Pollution of Ashtamudi estuary and ground water due to dumping of municipal solid wastes at Kureepuzha, Kollam, and its environmental impacts
Author :
Najee, M. ; Philipose, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Of Civil Eng., TKM Coll. Of Eng., Kollam, India
Abstract :
This study is focused on the variation of physico-chemical parameters in water samples taken from two different sites of the lake and from five wells near the dumpsite. The Dissolved Oxygen (DO) content and Total Dissolved Solids(TDS) content of most of the samples are beyond the standard limits. The chloride content near the dumpsite is found to be very high compared to the non-polluted site of the lake.
Keywords :
water pollution; Ashtamudi estuary; Kollam; Kureepuzha; dissolved oxygen; environmental impacts; ground water pollution; municipal solid wastes dumping; nonpolluted site; physico-chemical parameters; standard limits; total dissolved solids content; water samples; Abstracts; Board of Directors; Contamination; Geology; Solids; Transportation; Water pollution; Ashtamudi; dumpsite; estuary; leachate; pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Green Technologies (ICGT), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Trivandrum
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2635-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICGT.2012.6477968
