Landfills as sinks for (hazardous) substances

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1234-1242

  Scharff, Heijo ^a  

^a NV Afvalzorg Holding   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dispersion; environmental impact; Landfill; regulation; sink

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMAN HEALTH; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS; MATERIAL CYCLE; MATERIAL FLOW; POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REGULATION; RESOURCE POLICY; SINK; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; WASTE REGULATIONS;

DISPERSION (WAVES); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION; RECYCLING;

DISPERSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84870482953     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12465788     Document Type: Article

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