The assessment of the level of environmental pollution at the solid waste landfill of KazEcoProm LLP (Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan)

This paper presents a study of the impact of the KazEcoProm LLP landfill located in the north-east of Kazakhstan (Pavlodar) on groundwater, soil and atmospheric air. Sampling for each environmental component was carried out once per quarter at the landfill site. The amount of pollutants in the components of the environment was determined in a specialized accredited laboratory of KazPII KazakhstanProject LLP. The level of pollution of environmental components by harmful substances of wastes was assessed by the ratio of the total indicator of pollutants for each component to the maximum permissible concentration on the border of the sanitary-protection zone of the landfill. No exceedances of the maximum permissible concentrations were detected. Thus, the conducted investigations have showed that the level of environmental pollution on the territory of the landfill is assessed as permissible. However, further monitoring of the negative impact of the landfill on the environment is required. The received data can be used to estimate a level of environmental pollution and determine an observance of norms and rules of storage and gathering of wastes on a landfill.