Environmental Impact of Landfills

Ovaj rad obrađuje problematiku utjecaja odlagališta otpada na okoliš. Kroz sam rad dan je povijesni i opći pregled problematike odlaganja otpada na svjetskoj i lokalnoj razini. Definirane su vrste otpada i opisana odlagališta s fokusom na operativni rad postrojenja, životni ciklus, opis LFRM-a i primjere u Republici Hrvatskoj. Kao središnji problem ovog rada obrađen je utjecaj odlagališta otpada na okoliš. Uz to su opisane razne metode monitoringa, predstavljen je HELP hidrološki model, metode sanacije, opisane su socio-ekonomske posljedice odlagališta, te su prezentirani recentni rezultati iz znanstveno-istraživačke literature.This paper deals with the issue of the impact of landfills on the environment. Through the paper itself, a historical and general overview of waste disposal issues at the global and local scale is given. A general overview of types of waste and landfills are given, with a focus on the operational aspect, lifecycle and LFRM possibilities of the landfills, with examples in the Republic of Croatia. The central problem of this paper is the impact of landfills on the environment. In addition, various monitoring methods are presented, as well as the HELP hydrological model, remediation methods, socio-economic consequences of the landfills and recent results from the scientific research literature