Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2718
Title: A model for prioritizing landfills for remediation and closure: A case study in Serbia
Authors: Ubavin, Dejan 
Agarski, Boris 
Maodus N.
Stanisavljević, Nemanja 
Budak, Igor 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2018
Journal: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Abstract: © 2017 SETAC The existence of large numbers of landfills that do not fulfill sanitary prerequisites presents a serious hazard for the environment in lower income countries. One of the main hazards is landfill leachate that contains various pollutants and presents a threat to groundwater. Groundwater pollution from landfills depends on various mutually interconnected factors such as the waste type and amount, the amount of precipitation, the landfill location characteristics, and operational measures, among others. Considering these factors, lower income countries face a selection problem where landfills urgently requiring remediation and closure must be identified from among a large number of sites. The present paper proposes a model for prioritizing landfills for closure and remediation based on multicriteria decision making, in which the hazards of landfill groundwater pollution are evaluated. The parameters for the prioritization of landfills are the amount of waste disposed, the amount of precipitation, the vulnerability index, and the rate of increase of the amount of waste in the landfill. Verification was performed using a case study in Serbia where all municipal landfills were included and 128 landfills were selected for prioritization. The results of the evaluation of Serbian landfills, prioritizing sites for closure and remediation, are presented for the first time. Critical landfills are identified, and prioritization ranks for the selected landfills are provided. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;14:105–119. © 2017 SETAC.
URI: https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2718
ISSN: 15513793
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1967
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