Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps

M. Lopes; G. Avillez; C. N. Costa; J. A. Almeida

doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.027

Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps

M. Lopes, G. Avillez, C. N. Costa, J. A. Almeida

DCT - Departamento de Ciências da Terra

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Abstract

With the approval in 1997 of the Strategic Plan for Municipal Waste, Portugal took a step towards the implementation of a sustainable waste management policy. One of the main purposes of the plan was to seal and close 300 waste dumps. Nevertheless, sealing waste dumps does not mean that they are no longer an environmental hazard, since almost of them were constructed many years ago, without taking into account the present legislation. Therefore, after being closed a monitoring plan should be implemented and, when necessary, characterization studies must be undertaken to avoid unforeseen problems. To design monitoring plans for these areas, it is very essential to have knowledge of local geology and hydrogeology, since potential contamination of soils and groundwater depends essentially on the physical characteristics of the area (porosity and permeability) and local dynamic of fluids (water level, flow direction). This paper presents a methodology for monitoring the surrounding area of sealed waste dumps in Portugal and for determining the presence of contamination in groundwater.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geoenvironmental Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Proceedings of the Fourth Conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of
Editors	R.N. Yong, H.R. Thomas
Pages	275-282
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.027
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2005
Event	4th British Geotechnical Association Conference - Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Jun 2004 → 30 Jun 2004

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Name	Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Fourth British Geotechnical Association Conference

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Conference	4th British Geotechnical Association Conference - Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Stratford-upon-Avon
Period	28/06/04 → 30/06/04

Keywords

Data integration
Dynamic models
Kriging
Monitoring
Sealed waste dumps

UN SDGs

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Lopes, M., Avillez, G., Costa, C. N., & Almeida, J. A. (2005). Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps. In R. N. Yong, & H. R. Thomas (Eds.), Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Proceedings of the Fourth Conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of (pp. 275-282). (Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Fourth British Geotechnical Association Conference). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.027

Lopes, M. ; Avillez, G. ; Costa, C. N. et al. / Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Proceedings of the Fourth Conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of. editor / R.N. Yong ; H.R. Thomas. 2005. pp. 275-282 (Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Fourth British Geotechnical Association Conference).

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Lopes, M, Avillez, G, Costa, CN & Almeida, JA 2005, Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps. in RN Yong & HR Thomas (eds), Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Proceedings of the Fourth Conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Fourth British Geotechnical Association Conference, pp. 275-282, 4th British Geotechnical Association Conference - Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, 28/06/04. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.027

Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps. / Lopes, M.; Avillez, G.; Costa, C. N. et al.

Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Proceedings of the Fourth Conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of. ed. / R.N. Yong; H.R. Thomas. 2005. p. 275-282 (Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Fourth British Geotechnical Association Conference).

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Lopes M, Avillez G, Costa CN, Almeida JA. Groundwater contamination plume monitoring in sealed waste dumps. In Yong RN, Thomas HR, editors, Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Proceedings of the Fourth Conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of. 2005. p. 275-282. (Geoenvironmental Engineering: Integrated Management of Groundwater and Contaminated Land - Fourth British Geotechnical Association Conference). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.027

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