Landfill operations in the Niger delta region of Nigeria

Engineering Geology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 171-177

  Leton, T G ^a   Omotosho, Olujide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Backswamps; Chicoco; Deltaic lateritic soils; Landfill; Permeability or hydraulic conductivity; Solid wastes

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GROUNDWATER LEVELS; SOIL DEPOSITS;

LAND FILL;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; PERMEABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1842679132     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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