Contamination composition of Fe, Mn and Al at 8 different profiles of solid waste disposal areas in Malaysia
Solid waste is a major issue in environmental management as it was generated by almost every single person in the world. In Malaysia, it is estimated 0.8 kg solid waste dumped by one person in rural area and 1.5 kg by person in urban area in a day. Landfill as a final waste disposal point is cu...
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IACSIT Press
2016
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45773/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45773/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45773/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45773/1/PAPER_3.pdf |
| Summary: | Solid waste is a major issue in environmental
management as it was generated by almost every single person
in the world. In Malaysia, it is estimated 0.8 kg solid waste
dumped by one person in rural area and 1.5 kg by person in
urban area in a day. Landfill as a final waste disposal point is
currently in critical number where it keeps on increasing every
year. The most serious issues is landfill may cause air, water and
soil pollution as waste disposed at landfill may produce leachate
through water runoff at the area. Hence, this research aimed to
assess the contamination level of three types of heavy metal
which are Iron, Manganese and Aluminum (Fe, Mn, Al) at 8
selected contaminated landfill areas in Selangor, Perak and
Melaka. As a result, Fe exhibited highly contamination level
ranged from 0.15 mg/L to 0.77 mg/L followed by Mn ranged
from 0.06 mg/L to 0.57 mg/L and the lowest is Al ranged from
0.04 mg/L to 0.08 mg/L. Interestingly Perak solid waste disposal
area was found to have the highest Fe content (0.77 mg/L),
substantially higher than all other areas tested. In contrast Mn
was detected highest (0.57 mg/L) in Selangor landfill area.
There was positive relationship between type and total content
of heavy metals and location of landfill area. Therefore,
collaboration and concern from authority and public in
managing solid waste may help to reduce the pollution as these
types of heavy metal may cause bad impact to the environment
and surely human health.
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