Evaluation of the pollution levels of landfill sites – the Landfill Pollution Index (LPI)
Most of the solid waste disposal sites in Malaysia are either open dumps or controlled tipping. The pollution levels from these sites are expected to be high especially the contamination of soil, air, surface and underground water. All these pollutions have direct and indirect links to human being....
Main Authors: | Theng, Lee Chong, Mohd Nasir Hassan, Muhamad Awang, Mohd Yazid Saman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
2004
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2194/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2194/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2194/1/2004_2_Nasir.pdf |
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