describe the effects of landfills on water
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The leachate from MSW landfills may leak into groundwater aquifers due to rainfalls, spread into the adjacent river system by groundwater flow and pollute the surrounding environment. However, this process does not stop even after the landfill activities have stopped receiving solid waste.
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Along with methane, landfills also produce carbon dioxide and water vapor, and trace amounts of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and non methane organic compounds. These gases can also contribute to climate change and create smog if left uncontrolled.
The leachate from Municipal Solid waste landfills is a highly concentrated "chemical soup", so concentrated that small amounts of leachate can pollute large amounts of groundwater, leaving it unsuitable for domestic water use.