Handling and assessment of leachates from municipal solid waste landfills in the Nordic countries
EU-legislation, in particular the Landfill Directive, requires environmental monitoring of landfills, both pre- and post closure. In this report a comparison is given on national leachate monitoring guidelines in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. Based on this information suggestions are...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers
2007
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-303 https://doi.org/10.6027/TN2006-594 |
Summary: | EU-legislation, in particular the Landfill Directive, requires environmental monitoring of landfills, both pre- and post closure. In this report a comparison is given on national leachate monitoring guidelines in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. Based on this information suggestions are given for a minimum requirement monitoring program in line with the requirements given in European legislation.This project was initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2003. |
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