Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. (C) Industrial wastes of unknown content are often commingled with
    domestic wastes in sanitary landfills. Groundwater infiltration and
    contamination of water supplies with toxic chemicals have recently led to
    more active control of landfills and industrial waste disposal. Careful
    management of sanitary landfills, such as providing for leachate and runoff
    treatment as well as daily coverage with topsoil, has stopped most of the
    problems of open dumping. In many areas, however, space for landfills is
    running out, and alternatives must be found.

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