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PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS
Citation:
Lambou, V., R. Hernson, J. Moerlins, M. Kuperburg, AND R. Gebhard. PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-92/125 (NTIS PB92164953).
Description:
Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The proximity of Louisiana sanitary landfills to wetlands and deepwater habitats was determined by drawing three concentric 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and 1 mile rings around the point representing the location of each landfill on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetland Inventory maps. orty-seven of 97 known Louisiana sanitary landfills were located on NWI maps; 81 percent of these were found to be in or within 1/4 mile of wetlands or deepwater habitats. hese facilities have the potential to adversely affect sensitive ecosystems, such as wetlands and deepwater habitats, either through habitat alterations or through the migration of contaminants from sanitary landfills.