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Hazards of Burning at Landfills

December 1997, Ref. ME257

A supplement to the 1992 Landfill Guidelines which provides guidance on landfill fires for landfill managers and operators.

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Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Types of landfill fires
  3. Health effects and hazards of landfill fires
  4. Prevention of landfill fires
  5. Control of landfill fires
  6. Alternatives to burning
  7. Bibliography

Appendix A - Landfill management plan provisions

 

 

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