摘要：Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation, treatment and disposal are, both economic and environmentalproblem of concern, for the urban communities, especially in fast population exploding countries like India.The insanitary methods adopted for disposal of solid wastes are, therefore, a serious health concern. Thepoorly maintained landfill sites are prone to groundwater contamination because of leachate production. Theleachate from the dump is allowed to stagnate in a ditch next to the dump and slowly finds its way intosurface and groundwater aquifers. The present work aims to determine the effects of solid waste ongroundwater quality those close to refuse dumps sited within and around Mavallipura in Bangalore city. Overthe years all drinking water sources in the vicinity have been adversely affected, and the threat looms largeof contaminating the groundwater, which is the major source of drinking water.
