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Level of Toxicity of Leachate from the Mpasa Technical Landfill Site in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR. Congo)

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  • AK Kitambala
  • DE Musibono
  • TT Tangou
  • EM Biey

    (University of Kinshasa, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, DR Congo (Africa))

  • LE Efoto
  • EP Phuku

    (University of Kinshasa, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Africa)

  • TK Solo

    (General Commissariat for Atomic Energy: Nuclear Research Center of Kinshasa CGEA / CREN-K, Department of Soil Physics and Hydrology. Laboratory of soil physics, Africa)

  • K Wanduma

    (Free University of Brussels, Faculty of Sciences, Environmental Sciences Unit, Campus de la Plaine, PO Box 260, Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Europe)

Abstract

The leachate (the water that has percolated through the waste stored in a landfill by biologically and chemically loading…) from the Mpasa landfill leaves a noticeable imprint in the wall of the container that contains it. A landfill that produces leachate has multiple environmental consequences such as soil toxicity, subsoils, groundwater and streams. The present study evaluates the degree of toxicity of the percolate of this Mpasa landfill. The samples were taken in one campaign using a canoe in the 250-liter plastic drums. In this study, a pilot consisting of colored plastic cups containing various levels of aqueous solutions of juice (percolate) from Mpasa site of 10-5 to 100 ml/ml as well as Gambusia affinis fish were considered bioindicators.

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  • AK Kitambala & DE Musibono & TT Tangou & EM Biey & LE Efoto & EP Phuku & TK Solo & K Wanduma, 2018. "Level of Toxicity of Leachate from the Mpasa Technical Landfill Site in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR. Congo)," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 12(1), pages 14-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:12:y:2018:i:1:p:14-20
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.12.555829
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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