A comparative study of the characterization of landfill leachate at the dumping sites in Kuwait

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 679-683

  Al Muzaini, Saleh M ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Environment effect; Groundwater; Physicochemical composition; Waste disposal; Water flow; Water pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROL SYSTEM; DUMPING; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MONITORING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 73949148468     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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