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PROXIMITY OF GEORGIA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS
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Moerlins, J., R. Herndon, V. Lambou, AND R. Gebhard. PROXIMITY OF GEORGIA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/4-89/048B (NTIS PB90150855).
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Sanitary landfill can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proximity of sanitary landfills included in this study in Georgia to wetlands and deepwater habitats (i.e. rivers, lakes, streams, bays, etc.). he sanitary. landfills were identified on U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory maps. he nearness or proximity of the sanitary landfills to wetlands and deepwater habitats was determined by drawing three concentric regions around the point representing the location of each landfill. he radii of the concentric region were: 1 /4 mile, 1/2 mile, and 1 mile. ompamion report summarizes the statewide results. The data on ndividual landfills include: (1) general facility/site data, and (2) wetlands/deepwater habitat data. hese facilities have the potential to adverse affect sensitive ecosystems, such as wetlands and deepwater habitats, either through habitat alterations or through the migration of contaminants from sanitary landfills.
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PROXIMITY OF GEORGIA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS