Criteria that should be kept in mind while selecting land for landfill.
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. The most widely used factors for selecting a landfill site are groundwater depth, surface water vicinity, elevation, land slope, soil permeability, soil stability, flooding susceptibility, lithology and stratification, faults, land use type, nearby settlements and urbanization, cultural and protected site vicinity, wind direction, roads, railways, proximity to building materials, pipelines and powerlines, and proximity to airports.
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Slope is the basic criterion for landfill site selection. High slope areas are not suitable for landfill site due to construction cost and probable mass movement hazards. For this reason, areas having higher slope degrees are assigned to comparatively low scores.
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