Spatio-Temporal Behavior of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Fez Controlled Landfill Leachate
			
	
 
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				Laboratory of Engineering, Electrochemistry, Modelling and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30050, Morocco
				 
			 
						
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				Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Bioactive Molecules, Sciences and Technologies Faculty, P.O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
				 
			 
						
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				Laboratory of Natural Resources and Environment, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Taza 35 000, Morocco
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
							
																														    		
    			 
    			
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    					Kawtar  Fikri-Benbrahim   
    					Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Bioactive Molecules, Sciences and Technologies Faculty, P.O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
							 
		
	 
		
 
 
J. Ecol. Eng. 2024; 25(12):1-9
		
 
 
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Aiming to preserve and protect the environment, physical and chemical quality of young and mature leachate samples from Fez's controlled landfill were studied and assessed. Therefore, leachate samples were taken and analyzed during the period of January - September 2022. The physico-chemical characterization of both young and mature leachates revealed a significant load of organic matter (biological and chemical oxygen demands: BOD5 and COD) and minerals (NTK and PO43-).  As well as this, the Metallic Trace Elements (MTEs) concentrations recorded for Cr, Fe, Al and Ni exceeded the threshold levels required in national standards, and their quantitative distribution followed the same pattern at both sites studied: Ni > Fe> Cr > Al > Zn > Pb. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) enabled us to reduce the database to a smaller dimension by gathering as much information on their trends and correlations. Two components were selected which account for the sum of 64.06% of the factors.