Host: Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Abstract: Recently,
arsenic pollution in the ground water
has been widely found around the domestic waste disposal site of Suzuka City which is situated in central of Japan. In order to identify the
source of this pollution, we have investigated the ground water and leachate around this landfill site at 11 observation sites. Concentrations of the following parameters such pH, EC, arsenic, Cl ion and ionic balance were analyzed. The slight relationship between the arsenic, Cl ion and EC was found, however,
the source of the arsenic pollution was not apparent from the analysis on ionic
balance, and further investigations are
considered to be necessary.
