Environmental impacts with waste disposal practices in a suburban municipality in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 107-116

  Bandara, Nilanthi J G J ^a   Hettiaratchi, J Patrick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Leachate; Municipality; Property assessment tax; SLS; Solid waste disposal; Sri Lanka standards

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTES;

ACCEPTABLE LIMIT; CURRENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LANDFILL OPERATORS; LEACHATES; MUNICIPALITY; PROPERTY ASSESSMENT; SRI LANKA;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 77954449238     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2010.033987     Document Type: Article

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