Assessment of the Effect of Solid Waste Dump Site on Surrounding Soil and River Water Quality in Tepi Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Heavy metal result of the leachate sample at Tepi town solid dump site.

Parameters	Leachate	EEPA (2003) standard	WHO (2004) standard
Cadmium (mg/l)	0.3 ± 0.01	0.005	0.003
Copper (mg/l)	0.26 ± 1.084	0.05–1.1	2
Lead (mg/l)	0.08 ± 0.1	0.1	0.05
Zinc (mg/l)	0.54 ± 0.2	0.5	0.05
Nickel (mg/l)	0.4 ± 0.1	0.1	0.02
Manganese (mg/l)	0.66 ± 0.04	0.3	0.1