Abstract
Leachates from waste dumping sites always find its way into surface and underground water through percolation and surface run-off whenever there is rainfall - This is due to problems of improper waste disposal and management especially in developing countries. Thus, influences of these leachates on water qualities of the study area were analyzed. Water samples were taken from stream and well water around the waste dumping sites in the study area and necessary laboratory tests were conducted on them. The tests results portrayed the evidence of high water pollution / contamination due to the leachates. Conclusively, both the stream and well water are not fit for consumption and unsuitable for Civil Engineering works due to presence of E -coli bacteria, high turbidity and concentration of some elements and compounds. These show that waste - dumping sites have great negative influences on the water quality of the study area and any part of the World with this kind of situation. Keywords: Consumption, Developing countries, Leachates, Waste disposal and management, Waste dumping site, Nigeria.
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