Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco

Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2024, vol. 26, pp. 432-448

Rachida El Morabet¹ , Yasser Lamouadene¹, Mohamed Alouane¹, Dhafar Ali Abdullah Qahtani² , Roohul Abad Khan² This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

	1. Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco 2. King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
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Several studies have been conducted to identify the potential impact of landfills on groundwater resources. This study evaluates the impact of landfills on groundwater resources in Mohammedia prefecture, Morocco. The groundwater was analysed from 2015 to 2022. The groundwater quality was evaluated based on electrical conductivity, pH, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, phosphate, suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, and total hydrocarbon, aluminium, iron, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron-nickel, zing, and mercury. The assessment was based on the water quality index, leachate pollution index, non-carcinogenic risk assessment, and carcinogenic risk assessment. A leachate pollution index <5 indicates that it poses a severe risk to groundwater resources. The non-carcinogenic risk HQ was determined to be <1, which infers no potential risk. The carcinogenic risk index value of 10^-4 indicated that it is within the threshold of acceptable limit. The current study concludes that leachate from the analysed landfills does not infiltrate the groundwater resources of Mohammedia prefecture. However, the leachate pollution, even though it varies, is increasing over time. This is validated by the fact that the landfill is protected with a membrane covering the ground, which inhibits any possible infiltration of soil or water resources. Hence, this study calls for continuous monitoring of groundwater resources in the region. Future studies are required to investigate the groundwater in Mohammedia prefecture in terms of emerging pollutants to identify any potential risk.

landfill, groundwater, water quality, leachate pollution index, hazard quotient

AMA Style
Morabet R, Lamouadene Y, Alouane M, Qahtani D, Khan R. Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 2024; 26. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

ACM Style
Morabet, R., Lamouadene, Y., Alouane, M., Qahtani, D., Khan, R. 2024. Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 26. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

ACS Style
Morabet, R.; Lamouadene, Y.; Alouane, M.; Qahtani, D.; Khan, R. Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2024, 26, 432-448. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

APA Style
Morabet, R., Lamouadene, Y., Alouane, M., Qahtani, D., Khan, R. (2024). Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 26, 432-448. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

ABNT Style
MORABET, R.; LAMOUADENE, Y.; ALOUANE, M.; QAHTANI, D.; KHAN, R. Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, v. 26, p. 432-448, 2024. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

Chicago Style
Morabet, Rachida_El, Lamouadene, Yasser, Alouane, Mohamed, Qahtani, Dhafar_Ali_Abdullah, Khan, Roohul_Abad. 2024. "Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco". Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 26, 432-448. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

Harvard Style
Morabet, R., Lamouadene, Y., Alouane, M., Qahtani, D., Khan, R. (2024) "Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco", Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 26, pp. 432-448. doi:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042

IEEE Style
R. Morabet, Y. Lamouadene, M. Alouane, D. Qahtani, R. Khan, "Impact of Landfill Leachate on Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Mohammedia Prefecture, Morocco", RoczOchrSrod, vol 26, pp. 432-448. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2024.042