ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS: A CASE STUDY FROM JORDAN

Landfills have been and will remain the dominant alternative for the ultimate disposal of municipal solid waste. However, landfilling of solid waste was associated with certain adverse environmental impacts. This has created some sort of objection from the public and decision makers’ side for setting a new landfill. One tool …

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LANDFILL GAS EXTRACTION SYSTEMS AND UTILISATION IN HUNGARY PUSZTAZAMOR LANDFILL SITE OF FKF ZRT. BUDAPEST

The Pusztazámor landfill is the largest Hungarian domestic waste landfill site which was built in 2000, employing state-of-the-art technology. The placement of domestic waste started in 2000 and will, in all probability, continue until 2005. In the first of three placement segments, a gas extraction system with a gas booster …

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WATER AND LEACHATE MANAGEMENT AT A SANITARY LANDFILL IN EXTREME TROPICAL CONDITIONS, KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

In the extreme tropical area of Kuching with an annual rainfall between 6,500 and 7,200 mm a leachate treatment plant is operated which has to keep Standard B of the Malaysian Environmental Quality Act 1974. The plant consists of biological, chemical and physical treatment steps. Since the plant´s capacity is …

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS: A CASE STUDY FROM JORDAN

Landfills have been and will remain the dominant alternative for the ultimate disposal of municipal solid waste. However, landfilling of solid waste was associated with certain adverse environmental impacts. This has created some sort of objection from the public and decision makers’ side for setting a new landfill. One tool …

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LANDFILL GAS EXTRACTION SYSTEMS AND UTILISATION IN HUNGARY PUSZTAZAMOR LANDFILL SITE OF FKF ZRT. BUDAPEST

The Pusztazámor landfill is the largest Hungarian domestic waste landfill site which was built in 2000, employing state-of-the-art technology. The placement of domestic waste started in 2000 and will, in all probability, continue until 2005. In the first of three placement segments, a gas extraction system with a gas booster …

Mais »