December 2015

Assesement of the quality of leachate at Sarbah landfill site at Weija in Accra

Physico-chemical and bacteriological characteristics of Sarbah dump site at Weija, Accra were investigated to ascertain the leachate quality for possible treatment. The leachate was observed to be alkaline in nature and had high concentration of the following biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen damand (COD) and oil and grease. Samples of leachate were collected from different sites close to the landfill. On...

Author(s): Lyndon Nii Adjiri Sackey and Kojo Meizah