Impacts of the dumping site on the environment: Case of the Henchir El Yahoudia Site, Tunis, Tunisia |
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| Authors: | Abir Marzougui Abdallah Ben Mammou |
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| Institution: | aLaboratoire de ressources minérales et environnement, département de géologie, faculté des sciences de Tunis, campus universitaire, 2092 El Manar Tunis, Tunisie |
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| Abstract: | The Henchir El Yahoudia landfill is one among many uncontrolled dumping sites in Tunisia with no bottom liner. It is located at the southeastern edge of Sijoumi Sebkha. The site has been exploited since 1963 until 1994. It constitutes a peculiar case because of its situation, its exploitation mode and the nature of buried wastes. Leachate analysis shows that they are strongly charged with nitrogen (especially ammoniacal and kadjedahl), organic compounds with a high biodegradability and a charge of metallic elements exceeding the Tunisian norm NT 106-002. Sediment analyses show that the highest rate of heavy metals and organic matter coincides with clay-richest layers, characterized by the highest specific-surface values. The percolation of these pollutants until the groundwater between 0.5 and 5 m has provoked a pollution characterized by high rates of organic matter (BOD, COD and nitrogen) and heavy metals. To cite this article: A. Marzougui, A. Ben Mammou, C. R. Geoscience 338 (2006). |
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| Keywords: | Dumping site Leachate Substratum Groundwater Pollution Heavy metals Organic Matter TunisiaMots-clé s: Dé charge Lixiviats Substratum Nappe Pollution Mé taux lourds Matiè re organique Tunisie |
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