Physico-chemical Investigation On Dumpsite Leachate
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN METROPOLIS]

6    Significance of the study
   This study is important because it serves as a medium through which numerous problems associated with the waste dumpsite can be address. This is also necessary because it is hoped that through its outcome, the magnitude of the environmental contamination in the study area will be highlighted.
   The outcome of the study may also give the government to appreciate waste management strategies and controls measures over indiscriminate dumping of waste. Furthermore, it is hoped that the findings of this study will motivate other interested researcher in and outside the study area; thus helping to broaden our knowledge which is a prerequisite to formulation of effective control strategies in the future.
Finally, the result of these findings will be included into the limited literature on studies around waste dumpsites.
1.7 Scope of the Study
This study involves the collation and the review of available biochemical data as well as published articles and journals on the leachate of the study area.
•    Field trip to the location of the dump site in Ilorin metropolitan.
•    Collection of Samples from the dump site.
•    Detailed physical and laboratory analysis of samples.
•    Result obtained from the physical and laboratory analyses will be integrated with information from literature review to provide a comprehensive data presented and interpreted.
•    To identify the major and trace element mineral of each samples.