Assessment Impact of Solid Wastewater on Groundwater Samples in Ganfouda Area Located in Benghazi City

Abstract

Groundwater is an essential component for most people in the world. It meets the drinking water needs of more than fifty percent of the world’s population. Unfortunately, groundwater can become contaminated. This occurs in cases where some man-made solid waste or several heavy metals such as nitrate, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury come into contact with underground water. This paper aims to evaluate the quantity of groundwater contamination in the Ganfouda area, west of the city of Benghazi, where some samples of water were collected from eight from several underground wells in the Ganfouda area. The results of this work showed high concentrations of dissolved solids, Sodium ion, Cadmium, lead and Bacteria Leachate in all collected samples. Through the results of the study that indicated groundwater contamination in the selected areas, we urge local authorities to monitor the quality and content of groundwater in landfills in the Ganfouda area in particular and in cities with high population density in general and to monitor water quality periodically.