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[[Landfill Settlement Contours]] are the levels to which a surcharged landfill can filled. | [[Landfill Settlement Contours]] are the levels to which a surcharged landfill can filled. | ||
==Landfill Monitoring== | ==Landfill Monitoring==<br> | ||
Landfill sites are monitored to ensure that all activities are being undertaken in compliance with permit and other regulatory requirements. Furthermore, monitoring is undertaken to ensure that any impacts derived from the site are not unacceptable nor cause nuisance. | |||
Various aspects of the landfill are monitored, such as: | |||
* Leachate volume and quality within the waste mass | |||
* Leachate volume and quality extracted from the site and disposed | |||
* Landfill gas quantity and quality within the waste mass | |||
* Presence of landfill gas outside the site perimeter | |||
* Emissions of landfill gas from the surface of the site | |||
* Groundwater quality outside the perimeter of the site | |||
* Surface water quality in nearby water bodies | |||
* Noise emissions associated with the site | |||
* Dust emissions associated with the site | |||
* Odour emissions associated with the site | |||
* Pest activity (e.g. birds, rodents) in, on and around the site | |||
* Complaint records held at the site | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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