Numerical modelling of the environmental impact of landfill leachate leakage on groundwater quality - A field application

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-54

  Papadopoulou, M P ^a   Karatzas, G P ^a   Bougioukou, G G ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Groundwater contamination modelling; Landfill leachate; Risk assessment analysis; Subsurface water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LEACHATE TREATMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

FRESHWATER RESERVOIRS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HIGH RISK OF CONTAMINATION; LANDFILL LEACHATES; MASS TRANSPORT MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS; SUBSURFACE WATERS; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUIFER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MASS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACHAEA; GREECE; PATRAS; WESTERN GREECE;

EID: 33846796359     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-006-9050-x     Document Type: Article

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