Hazard assessment of waste disposal sites. Part 1: Literature review

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 88-108

  Butt, Talib E ^a   Davidson, Henry A ^b   Oduyemi, Kehinde O K ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Saracen Environmental Services   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hazard assessment; Landfill leachate; Landfills; Literature review; Risk analysis; Waste disposal sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349099201     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2008.021056     Document Type: Review

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