Table 5: Metal contents of landfill leachate.
Landfills |
Fe (mg/l) |
As (mg/l) |
Cd (mg/l) |
Pb (mg/l) |
With (mg/l) |
Hg (mg/l) |
Zn (mg/l) |
Akouédo |
- |
- |
< 0.02 |
< 0.2 |
0.09 |
- |
0.39 |
Aba-Eku |
0.0123 |
0.0073 |
0.007 |
0.12 |
0.4778 |
0.0008 |
0.9881 |
Olushosun |
2.43 |
0.3 |
0.19 |
0.4 |
11.3 |
0.2 |
- |
Niamey 2000 |
9.26 |
- |
0.19 |
- |
2.3 |
- |
8.75 |
US EPA |
0.3 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.015 |
1.3 |
- |
- |