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Effects from past solid waste disposal practices.

Author(s) -

L. J. Johnson,

DE Daniel,

W.V. Abeele,

Joe O. Ledbetter,

W.R. Hansen

Publication year - 1978

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.7827215

Subject(s) - municipal solid waste , waste management , containment (computer programming) , waste disposal , environmental science , waste treatment , environmental planning , radioactive waste , agriculture , business , engineering , computer science , geography , archaeology , programming language

This paper reviews documented environmental effects experience from the disposal of solid waste materials in the U.S. Selected case histories are discussed that illustrate waste migration and its actual or potential effects on human or environmental health. Principal conclusions resulting from this review were: solid waste materials do migrate beyond the geometric confines of the initial placement location; environmental effects have been experienced from disposal of municipal, agricultural, and toxic chemical wastes; and utilization of presently known science and engineering principles in sitting and operating solid waste disposal facilities would make a significant improvement in the containment capability of shallow land disposal facilities.

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