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The challenge of future landfill: a case study of Malaysia


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Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah and Abdul Manaf, Latifah (2013) The challenge of future landfill: a case study of Malaysia. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, 5 (6). pp. 86-96. ISSN 1996-0816

Abstract

Landfilling is the most frequent waste disposal method worldwide. It is recognised as being an important option both now and in the near future, especially in low- and middle-income countries, since it is the easiest and the cheapest technology available. Owing to financial constraints, landfills usually lack of environmental abatement measures, such as leachate collection systems and lining materials. As a result, a lot of contamination is inflicted upon the environment. Importantly, even with proper abatement measures in landfills, there is no guarantee that contamination will be prevented. Another major concern is the appropriate location for landfills to ensure the impact towards the environment are minimised. This paper highlights the challenge to find suitable place for future landfill in Malaysia. There is a tendency of landfill to be built on unsuitable area such as near to residential area or on agricultural land where most of the land are grading as high prospect value to be developed as business or industrial area that are more profitable.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: Academic Journals
Keywords: Municipal solid waste; Disposal methods; Landfilling; Developing countries; Malaysia
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2015 07:32
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2015 07:32
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29464
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