Ecological and Human Health Risks from Potentially Toxic Elements in Environmental Matrices of Kiteezi Landfill, Uganda.

ABSTRACT: By the time of this study, Kiteezi landfill was Uganda's largest waste disposal site and received substantial volumes of municipal solid waste. In the present study, water (n = 36), leachates (n = 36), superficial sediments (n = 30), and Colocasia esculenta corms (n = 6) were sampled from Kiteezi landfill in the dry and wet seasons of 2022 before its tragic collapse in 2024. The physicochemical parameters (pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, and oxidation-reduction potential) and concentration of potentially toxic elements (As, Cu, Cr, Pb, and Zn) were analyzed using standard methods and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry, respectively. Significant seasonal variations (p < 0.05) were observed for all the physicochemical

SUBMITTER: Ebbu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12641813 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature