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Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 2012, 2, 33-41 / 10.4236/ojce.2012.21006 Published Online March 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojce) Characterization of Dumpsite Leachate: Case Study of Ogbomosoland, South-Western Nigeria 1* 2 3 Samson O. Ojoawo , Oluwole A. Agbede , Abimbola Y. Sangodoyin 1Department of Civil Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria * Email: soojoawo@.ng, oluwoleagbede@, bimbo_sangodoyin@yahoo.co.uk Received September 3, 2011; revised October 24, 2011; accepted November 4, 2011 ABSTRACT Leachates contain varying complex characteristics. The 5 Local Government Areas (LGAs) under this study that char- acterized leachate are no exceptions. Five aged dumpsites, one per LGA were selected and leachates extracted from them through BS 1377 standard method. Samples were taken seasonally over 2 years and subjected to Laboratory analyses for physical, inorganic, metallic and microbial characteristics. The key leachate contents mean, (pollution in- dices) included Nickel (0.2 mg/l), Manganese (1.8 mg/l), Dissolved Oxygen (11.5 mg/l) and Total Coliform (24.3 cfu/ml). Results obtained were compared with the Nigerian Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) stand- ards. The leachate of the area is found to be stable, objectionably coloured, odoured, alkaline, turbid, hard, with moder- ate recalcitrant organic and biological matters. The