Environmental impacts of solid waste landfilling
Environmental impacts of solid waste landfilling
Inevitable consequences of the practice of solid waste disposal in landfills are gas and leachate generation due primarily to microbial decomposition, climatic conditions, refuse characteristics and landfilling operations. The migration of gas and leachate away from the landfill boundaries and their release into the surrounding environment present serious environmental concerns at both existing and new facilities. Besides potential health hazards, these concerns include, and are not limited to, fires and explosions, vegetation damage, unpleasant odors, landfill settlement, ground water pollution, air pollution and global warming. This paper presents an overview of gas and leachate formation mechanisms in landfills and their adverse environmental impacts, and describes control methods to eliminate or minimize these impacts.
landfill, solid waste disposal, biodegradation, gas and leachate generation, environmental impacts, control methods
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El-Fadel, Mutasem
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Findikakis, Angelos N.
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Leckie, James O.
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May 1997
El-Fadel, Mutasem
6206783b-f040-458f-90b6-2cb2c361d7ae
Findikakis, Angelos N.
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Leckie, James O.
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El-Fadel, Mutasem, Findikakis, Angelos N. and Leckie, James O.
(1997)
Environmental impacts of solid waste landfilling.
Journal of Environmental Management, 50 (1), .
(doi:10.1006/jema.1995.0131).
Abstract
Inevitable consequences of the practice of solid waste disposal in landfills are gas and leachate generation due primarily to microbial decomposition, climatic conditions, refuse characteristics and landfilling operations. The migration of gas and leachate away from the landfill boundaries and their release into the surrounding environment present serious environmental concerns at both existing and new facilities. Besides potential health hazards, these concerns include, and are not limited to, fires and explosions, vegetation damage, unpleasant odors, landfill settlement, ground water pollution, air pollution and global warming. This paper presents an overview of gas and leachate formation mechanisms in landfills and their adverse environmental impacts, and describes control methods to eliminate or minimize these impacts.
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Published date: May 1997
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landfill, solid waste disposal, biodegradation, gas and leachate generation, environmental impacts, control methods
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/74364
ISSN: 0301-4797
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Mutasem El-Fadel
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Angelos N. Findikakis
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James O. Leckie
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