An environmental geomorphologic approach to site selection for hazardous wastes

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1659-1671

  Yesilnacar, M Irfan ^a   Cetin, Hasan ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disposal; Environmental geomorphology; GAP project; Hazardous wastes; Landfilling; Regional site selection

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION; SITE SELECTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DISPOSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GAP PROJECT; HAZARDOUS WASTES; LANDFILLING; REGIONAL SITE SELECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDFILL; SITE SELECTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 53949098959     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1115-x     Document Type: Article

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