Characterization of landfill leachates at a waste disposal site in Kuwait

Abstract The physico-chemical characteristics of shallow ground water at the Al-Sulaibiyah solid waste disposal site were studied by collecting samples periodically through four bore holes installed at 500 m distances. Samples collected at the current dumping site showed high values in all the parameters. The BOD/COD ratio at one site was around 0.5. However, acidic pH, a characteristics of young leachate was not evident. Leachate values of Ni and V were high indicating the disposal of predominantly petroleum related waste at the site.