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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Leachates are generated as a result of water or other liquid passing through waste at a landfill site. These contaminated liquids originate from a number of sources, including the water produced during the decomposition of the waste as well as rain-fall which penetrates the waste and dissolves the material with which it comes into contact. The penetration of the rain-water depends on the nature of the landfill (e.g. surface characteristics, type and quantity of vegetation, gradient of layers, etc). The uncontrolled infiltration of leachate into the vadose (unsaturated) zone and finally into the saturated zone (groundwater) is considered to be the most serious environmental impact of a landfill. In the present paper the water flow and the pollutant transport characteristics of the Ano Liosia Landfill site in Athens (Greece) were simulated by creating a model of groundwater flows and contaminant transport. A methodology for the model is presented. The model was then integrated into the Ecosim system which is a prototype funded by the EU, (Directorate General XIII: Telematics and Environment). This is an integrated environmental monitoring and modeling system, which supports the management of environmental planning in urban areas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0301-4797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
333-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Integrated environmental monitoring and simulation system for use as a management decision support tool in urban areas.
pubmed:affiliation
National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of General Chemistry, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, Zographou Campus, Athens 157 73, Greece. dfatta@orfeas.chemeng.ntua.gr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article