Investigation on potential groundwater impacts and influence of local hydrogeology on natural attenuation of leachate at a municipal landfill

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-140

  Longe, E O ^a   Enekwechi, L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hydrogeology; Landfill; Leachate; Migration; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 49649099287     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325971     Document Type: Article

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