Comparison of two suitability methods to assess a landfill 1 site using Geographic Information System Analysis (original) (raw)

13 Open dumping is the common procedure for final disposal of Municipal Solid Waste in Iran. 14 Several environmental pollutions and land degradation have caused in Iran because of poor 15 planning, insufficient financial resources, lack of rules, guidelines and regulations in MSW 16 management system. In Iran, standards and regulations of environmental issues are not 17 perfectly attended, and evaluation an open dumping can show existing restrictions and 18 troubles in these areas. So recognition of the MSW landfill state is required to prevent 19 environmental problems and the negative environmental impacts. The objective of this work 20 is study the suitability of Tonekabon existing municipal landfill site in the west area of 21 Mazandaran province, northern Iran, and the southern coast of the Caspian Sea using 22 Geographic Information System methods. In order to carry out this evaluation, two guidelines 23 are used, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Regional screeni...