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Landfill (garbage)



This article refers to the disposal of waste. For the constitutive element of the dams see Landfill Hydraulic .

Landfill
uncontrolled landfills or dumps (also known in some English-speaking countries as dumps or landfills) are those places where it finally deposits the trash . These can be official or clandestine.




Contents 1 Types of landfills
2 Pollution generated
3 See also 4 External links



Types
Landfill Landfill underground: A place that, without environmental concerns, is elected by some group human to deposit their solid waste. Are serious source of pollution , diseases and other problems.


municipal or city landfill: A landfill that under certain assumptions and studies of economic, social and environmental is assigned by the municipal governments quote. Also known as "landfill"

Pollution generated
A current traditional landfill destined waste is generated by a group or settlement human. This, usually scrambled form contains organic debris (such as food ) plastics, paper , glass, metals , paintings, canvas , diapers, batteries , and a wide variety of objects and substances considered undesirable.
The decomposition process of matter in the landfill leachate formed trailing toxic products present in the trash, and contaminate underground water, which are sometimes used for drinking and irrigation .
It released into the air significant amounts of methane gas as , CO2 (greenhouse gas responsible) or toxic gases like benzene , trichlorethylene , etc. During the
accidental or deliberate fires at landfills, is released into the atmosphere by burning chlorine products, some as toxic as dioxin , one of the most toxic substances known carcinogen declared by the World Organization Health Organization (WHO).
Despite efforts to recover the materials contained in waste, landfills still required as an infrastructure for waste disposal.
The reduction of environmental impacts, previously targeted, can be achieved by designing the landfill so as to avoid contamination of the environment in which they are located.
In this sense, should be made for the sealing of the landfill and installation of leachate collection , so as to avoid contamination water and soil.
can also prevent some impacts of landfills by recovery systems biogas produced in the decomposition of organic matter .
See also

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Links
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