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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006620503321

Titolo

Long-term hazard to drinking water resources from landfills / / editors, Peter Spillmann, Timo Dörrie, Michael Struve ; translated from German by Nigel Pye ; translation edited Tamás Meggyes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Thomas Telford, , 2009

ISBN

1-68015-068-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (563 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

SpillmannPeter

StruveMichael

Disciplina

363.61

Soggetti

Drinking water - Contamination

Fills (Earthwork) - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Examining each of the main stages of landfill decomposition and using extensive real-scale testing, the book provides a method for measuring the extent to which groundwater and surface water may safely remain in landfill and the associated risks of contamination.