Environmental impact assessment of Gonabad municipal waste landfill site using Leopold Matrix
Introduction: An environmental impact assessment (EIA) before embarking on any project is a useful tool to reduce the potential effects of each project, including landfill, if possible. The main objective of this study was to assess the environmental impact of the current municipal solid waste dis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5410896/ |
| Summary: | Introduction: An environmental impact assessment (EIA) before embarking on any project is a useful tool to
reduce the potential effects of each project, including landfill, if possible. The main objective of this study was to
assess the environmental impact of the current municipal solid waste disposal site of Gonabad by using the
Iranian Leopold matrix method.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the environmental impacts of a landfill site in
Gonabad in 2015 by an Iranian matrix (modified Leopold matrix). This study was conducted based on field visits
of the landfill, and collected information from various sources and analyzing and comparing between five
available options, including the continuation of the current disposal practices, construction of new sanitary
landfills, recycling plans, composting, and incineration plants was examined. The best option was proposed to
replace the existing landfill.
Results: The current approach has a score of 2.35, the construction of new sanitary landfill has a score of 1.59, a
score of 1.57 for the compost plant, and recycling and incineration plant, respectively, have scores of 1.68 and
2.3.
Conclusion: Results showed that continuation of the current method of disposal, due to severe environmental
damage and health problems, is rejected. A compost plant with the lowest negative score is the best option for the
waste disposal site of Gonabad City and has priority over the other four options |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |