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EFFECTS OF LANDFILL LEACHES ON GROUND AND SURFACE WATERS: A CASE STUDY OF A WILD LANDFILL IN EASTERN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

By
Svetlana Sredić ,
Svetlana Sredić

Faculty of Mining, Prijedor, University of Banja Luka , Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nebojsa Knezevic ,
Nebojsa Knezevic
Contact Nebojsa Knezevic

Faculty of Mining, Prijedor, University of Banja Luka , Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina

Igor Milunović
Igor Milunović

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka , Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina

Editor: Neđo Đurić

Abstract

Landfill leachate, due to its high total pollution, and above all due to their high organic pollution, represents a significant environmental problem. This study investigated the impacts of the Tilić ada landfill on ground and surface waters. The location of the landfill Tilić ada is extremely sensitive due to the fact that it is located right next to the Drina river bed on the border with the Republic of Serbia, and especially because the source of drinking water Tilić ada is located at a distance of approx. 500 meters. 

Therefore, analyses of impact of leachate from the landfill were carried out, which indicated that the groundwater is at risk even 5 years after the landfill was closed. At the same time, water analyses from the Drina River were also carried out, which showed that the water quality was not impaired in relation to the defined water class.

 

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