Globally, construction and demolition wastes (C&DW) are rapidly increasing, occupying 3 billion square yards of land for landfill. In India, C&D debris reaches 150 million tons per year, leading to environmental damage and resource wastage due to poor waste management practices. This study focuses on environmental impact analysis of air and water quality for selected construction and demolition waste dump yards for Chennai metropolitan city in India for two recycling units with 15 legal dumping yards. The Internet of Things (IoT) and Geographic Information System (GIS) is used to monitor and analyze environmental effect due to C&D waste dump yard. The highest concentrations of CO and CO2 in one dump site were observed at one point, with values of 7.49 ppm and 1656.06 ppm, respectively, and at another point with the lowest values of 2.3 ppm and 619.76 ppm. TDS values ranged from 269.2 mg/L to 1347.66 mg/L, and pH values ranged from 6.4 to 11.8, indicating pollution levels in drinking water. The findings suggest that improved waste management practices are urgently needed, including better regulation and enforcement of waste disposal laws, the establishment of recycling facilities with proper air and water pollution control measures, and public education campaigns for responsible waste disposal.
1 January 2021 in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Bio-medical and electronic waste accumulation from industry and anthropogenic sources is deposited at landfill sites over the years, possessing waste degradation into heavy metal deposition in soil such as Cd, Ni, Pb, which is detrimental to the developing embryo development and affects respiratory function. The hyper-accumulator herb, such as Indian mustard ( Brassica Nigra), which was able to absorb heavy metals from the soil and water and wipe out soil after a period of time and disposed of it. Dolomitic Lime Fertilizer is a Inorganic compound derived from mixture of calcium carbonate (caco3) and magnesium carbonate (mgco3) are used for the sustained agriculture. The Extraction of heavy metals along with Dolomitic lime helps to increase the nitrogen fixation rate in soil and reduce the acidity nature of the soil also acts as a soil conditioners. They provide eco-friendly, cheap and renewable resource for the subsequent years. Phytoremediation of contaminated sites is requires low cost and more renewable compared to remediation strategies that involve removing polluted soil constituents.
23 July 2026 in International Journal of Environmental Research