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A sanitary landfill retains the dumped material away from the environment until it is "sanitary" or "safe" to release it.
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What is a type of landfill that holds municipal solid waste?
A sanitary landfill
Where does the garbage go when it is picked up?
to a landfill
How could you determine the exact age of landfill layers?
You could determine the age of a landfill layer by carbon dating food that was found in the layer. Or checking the date on the newspapers in that layer.
What is most likely for a landfill to pollute directly?
The leachate from a landfill contains numerous liquid pollutants suc as acids, organics, dissolved metals and high BOD material. It can leave the landfill and comtaminate groundwater and surface water.NOTE: Leachate is material that dissolves out of a solid mass, like tea out of a tea bag, when water flows through it.
How is recycling helpful for the environment?
Recycling is helpful for the environment because we are reusing products instead of throwing them in landfill. This means that there will be less landfill to burn, meaning less toxic gases being released into the air.
What are the benefits of recycling materials instead of discarding them in a sanitary landfill?
When you put materials into a sanitary landfill, it doesn't mean that the material in going to decompose.
This type of landfill reduces pollution?
Sanitary Landfill
What is a type of landfill that holds municipal solid waste?
A sanitary landfill
Sanitary landfill are primarily used to dispose of?
solid or sanitary waste
What is a sanitary landfill planner?
garbageman
What is a landfill lind with?
A sanitary landfill is usually lined with a thick plastic layer and clay.
Why are sanitary landfill important?
A place to deposit refuse has been an important advancement in the eradication of some diseases. A sanitary landfill fills a very important role in urban society.
What are two possible uses of a sanitary landfill?
For parks and sites
When was the first landfill made?
1937 was when the world's first landfill was made. It was done in California in the United States. A landfill is used to bury wastes in a sanitary way.
When were landfills created?
The very first landfill was opened in 1937. It was located in Fresno, California. The landfill, Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill, is now a national landmark.
What are two possible uses of a capped sanitary landfill?
For parks and sites
How does a sanitary landfill afecct the health of the residents living nearbY?
Correctly done it should not but if the landfill is not managed properly this would be likely.
