Author(s)

R. Cossu, A. Pivato & R. Raga

Abstract

In the frarncwork of the EU-life Projcct "Evaluation and first assessment of old deposits", financed by the Europcan Union, the IMAGE Department of the University of Padova carried out a survey for thc evaluation of the current situation or old landfills in Southcrn Europe Countries and in particular in Italy, and the application of a novel risk assessment model proposed by thc EVAPASSOLD partners, as a priority ranking system for remediation intcrvcntion. The most significant parameters for the characterization of old landfills wcre considered, such as: volume and height of landfills, years after landfill closurc, wastc characteristics, geological situation, prcscncc and characteristics of groundwatcr and the liquid-solid ratio (LIS), which indica~cs the amount of rainfall through the

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