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Municipal solid-waste disposal and ground-water quality in a coastal environment, west-central Florida

Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4072
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri834072

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Abstract

Solid waste is defined along with various methods of disposal and the hydrogeologic factors to be considered when locating land-fills is presented. Types of solid waste, composition, and sources are identified. Generation of municipal solid waste in Florida has been estimated at 4.5 pounds per day per person or about 7.8 million tons per year. Leachate is generated when precipitation and ground water percolate through the waste. Gases, mainly carbon dioxide and methane, are also produced. Leachate generally contains high concentrations of dissolved organic and inorganic matter. The two typical hydrogeologic conditions in west-central Florida are (1) permeable sand overlying clay and limestone and (2) permeable sand overlying limestone. These conditions are discussed in relation to leachate migration. Factors in landfill site selection are presented and discussed, followed by a discussion on monitoring landfills. Monitoring of landfills includes the drilling of test holes, measuring physical properties of the corings, installation of monitoring wells, and water-quality monitoring. (USGS)

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Fernandez, M., 1983, Municipal solid-waste disposal and ground-water quality in a coastal environment, west-central Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4072, v, 34 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri834072.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Municipal solid-waste disposal and ground-water quality in a coastal environment, west-central Florida
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 83-4072
DOI 10.3133/wri834072
Year Published 1983
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description v, 34 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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