New technologies and conventional methods should be developed to treat leachate and its further disposal into the aquatic ecosystem, writes M Ramakrishna Reddy, Environmental Engineer, Solid Waste Management, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

Leachate treatment is a part of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management. Leachte is heavy contaminated liquid stage of the waste, formed in solid waste dump site due to water percolating through dump site, mainly rainwater. Its composition varies from one dump to another. In a particular dump, fluctuations depend on short and long-term periods due to variations in climate, hydrogeology and waste composition.

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