Assessment of Groundwater Quality of Upstream Landfill of Kilak for Drinking

Waste disposal, is a method in which wastes are buried on sinkholes. The buried wastes caused environmental problems. One of these environmental problems is leaches mainly due to influence of precipitation and sometimes surface waters entering the wastes. The leaches consist of various materials. In this study, chemical properties of groundwater of upstream regions of Sanandaj landfill, regarding the suitability of water for drinking is examined.Hence, 5 wells around Sanandaj landfills were selected and 10 water samples were collected and evaluated during 2 seasons based on physical and chemical parameters such as odour, turbidity, colour, pH, TDS, TH, chloride, sulfate, sodium and nitrate. In order to determine the quality of water for drinking purpose, the results were compared with Standard index and Schoeller diagram for the classification of ground water. The result shows most samples are suitable for drinking purpose.