9 LANDFILLS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO KUWAIT'S PEOPLE, WATER, AIR AND SOIL

  • 16/10/2022

Kuwait City: Nine landfills are emitting toxic gases that pose a threat to the water and soil, according to the Environment Public Authority (EPA). The EPA's report recommended remedial and preventative measures, such as treatment, monitoring, use restrictions, and additional research, to address the potential risks posed by 10 other landfills across the nation. 


The authority stated that five of these landfills have a significant impact on the population and that they pose a serious threat to the air, water, and soil. In the event of medium or high risks, the authority emphasised the need for monitoring landfills, saying this includes keeping an eye on emissions and groundwater quality. It highlighted the effects of landfill emissions on air, water, soil, and the populace in Jahra, the Seventh Ring Road, Mina Abdullah, and Amghara. 

In addition to the slight risk posed by the landfills in Yarmouk, Darkal Kabd, construction and demolition waste dumpsites in the southern part of the Seventh Ring Road, and Rahiya, it was added that the impact of emissions from landfills in Al-Qurain, Amghara, Sabhan, Al- Askari, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Shuaiba, and Kabd on the air is moderate. According to the report, there is a "high risk" of mercury contamination in the soil at nine landfills: Jahra, the southern portion of the Seventh Ring Road, Mina Abdullah, Qurain, Amghara, Sabhan, Al- Askari, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, and Shuaiba for industrial waste treatment. 

It stated that the running water in the landfill could contaminate rainwater, soil, and plants nearby. It also warned that the gases emitted by landfills can affect the atmosphere and air in the area, as well as the impact on water through the leakage of waste into groundwater that seeps into the soil beneath the landfill and above ground.

 Regarding the effect on the populace, the report stated that it has an impact on both workers at the landfill and nearby residential areas due to the possibility that diseases and pest infestations could be spread by toxic gases, dust, odour, and microorganisms. According to the report, 4,701 tonnes of non-domestic waste are disposed of in landfills every year, including 154.6 tonnes of hazardous industrial waste from seven different commercial sectors, including chemicals, machinery, equipment, metal products, the oil industry, dry industrial wastewater, and non-metallic minerals.

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