Unit 3: Solid Wastes - Landfill
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- Created on: 11-04-15 22:34
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- Landfill - domestic, industrial and ash waste
- Managing Landfill Sites
- Plastic liners prevent leachate
- Leachate collection and treatment
- Perimeter fence traps blowing litter
- Regular covering with soil to trap blowing litter
- Water sprays reduce dust and odours
- Methane collection to use as fuel
- Disadvantages of Landfill
- Lost resource value
- Site uses large land areas (land conflicts)
- Organic matter decays anaerobically and releases methane
- Toxic leachate may leak from poorly managed sites
- Managing Landfill Sites
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