Landfills in Jiangsu province, China, and potential threats for public health: Leachate appraisal and spatial analysis using geographic information system and remote sensing

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2750-2757

  Yang, Kun ^a,b   Zhou, Xiao Nong ^b   Yan, Wei An ^a   Hang, De Rong ^a   Steinmann, Peter ^c  

^a JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; LEAD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METHANATION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE OPTICS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CLOSE PROXIMITIES; DOMESTIC WASTES; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH IMPACTS; HUMAN HEALTHS; IN CONCENTRATIONS; INFRA-STRUCTURE; JIANGSU; LANDFILL SURFACES; LEACHATE; LEACHATE QUALITIES; LEACHATES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METROPOLITAN AREAS; NATIONAL LEGISLATIONS; NATIONAL REGULATIONS; POTENTIAL HEALTHS; POTENTIAL THREATS; PUBLIC HEALTHS; RIGOROUS EVALUATIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSES; SPATIAL DATUM; SPATIAL LOCATIONS; SUZHOU CITIES; WATER BODIES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATABASE; GIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHINA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; SUZHOU; WUXI [JIANGSU];

EID: 54349110381     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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