Evaluation of a municipal landfill site in Southern Spain with GIS-aided methodology

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 473-481

  Zamorano, Montserrat ^a   Molero, Emilio ^a   Hurtado, Álvaro ^a   Grindlay, Alejandro ^a   Ramos, Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geographical Information Systems; Landfill siting; Municipal waste landfill; Territorial siting criteria

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; LAND FILL; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DIAGNOSIS METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMAN HEALTHS; LANDFILL SITES; LANDFILL SITING; LEGAL FACTORS; MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS; MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL WASTES; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; RISK OF CONTAMINATIONS; SITE ASSESSMENTS; SOUTHERN SPAIN; SPATIAL DATUM; TERRITORIAL SITING CRITERIA;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GIS; LANDFILL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DATA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGORITHMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 54549108793     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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