Present Status of Solid Waste Management at Babylon Governorate, Iraq

Chabuk, Ali; Al‐Ansari, Nadhir; Hussain, Hussain Musa; Knutsson, Sven; Pusch, Roland

doi:10.4236/eng.2015.77037

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“…2) based on the estimated quantity of cumulative solid waste which will be generated from 2020 to 2030, as calculated by Chabuk et al [26]. Based on this condition, the final map of selected sites for landfill in the Babylon Governorate shows the location and the area required for each site (Table 1).…”

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Soil Characteristics in Selected Landfill Sites in the Babylon Governorate, Iraq

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Hussain³

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Abstract:The Babylon Governorate is situated in the middle of Iraq. It covers an area of 5,315 km 2 and has 2,092,998 inhabitants distributed throughout its five major cities (Qadhaa). Presently, there is no landfill site in the governorate that meets the environmental criteria for the disposal of municipal and industrial waste. Consequently, GIS (geographic information system) and methods of multi-criteria decision making were used here to select the best sites in each city in the Babylon Governorate that would fulfil the environmental requirements. Two sites were chosen in each city. As the groundwater is very shallow in this area, the design should ensure against groundwater pollution by leachate from these sites. To avoid this problem, soil investigation was conducted at these sites so that the most suitable landfill design could be accomplished. The results of soil investigation in these sites include the soil profile, groundwater depth, chemical properties, allowable bearing capacity, Atterberg limits test results and material characteristics of the soil strata. From the research, it is believed that the best design is one that puts the landfill above ground.

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“…The lands of the Babylon Governorate are fertile, and the Shatt Al-Hillah River passes through most cities in the governorate. This river branches off from the Euphrates River at the city of Sadah in the north of the governorate in Al-Musayiab Qadhaa [24,26].…”

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Soil Characteristics in Selected Landfill Sites in the Babylon Governorate, Iraq

Chabuk¹,

Al‐Ansari²,

Hussain³

et al. 2017

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“…The existing sites do not comply with the scientific and environmental criteria that are usually followed in the selection of landfill sites [35]. The waste can be dealt with in different ways at different sites.…”

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“…Waste is disposed of on a daily basis in Babylon Governorate by burning. This sometimes suffocates the population of the nearby cities [35].…”

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Two Scenarios for Landfills Design in Special Conditions Using the HELP Model: A Case Study in Babylon Governorate, Iraq

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Abstract:The sound design of landfills is essential in order to protect human health and the environment (air, water, and soil). The study area, Babylon Governorate, is situated in the middle of Iraq, and is distinguished by a hot climate and shallow groundwater. The governorate did not have landfill sites that meet international criteria; in addition, the groundwater depth in Babylon Governorate is commonly shallow. Previously, the most important criteria for the study area and GIS software were used to select the best sites for locating landfills in the major cities of the governorate. In this study, the Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP 3.95D) model was applied in order to ensure that there was no leakage of the leachate that results from the waste in the selected landfill sites. It is the most commonly utilized model for landfill design, and it is used to estimate water inflow through the soil layers. For the present study, to avoid groundwater pollution by leachate from a landfill site due to the shallow groundwater depth, compacted waste was placed on the surface using two height scenarios (2 m and 4 m). This design was developed using the soil properties of the selected sites coupled with the weather parameters in Babylon Governorate (precipitation, temperature, solar, and evapotranspiration) for a 12-year period covering 2005 to 2016. The results from both of the suggested landfill designs showed an absence of leachate from the bottom liner.

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Landfill sites selection using MCDM and comparing method of change detection for Babylon Governorate, Iraq

Chabuk

Al‐Ansari

Hussain

et al. 2019

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Landfill site’s selection represents a complicated process due to the large number of variables to be adopted. In this study, an arid area (Babylon Governorate as a case study) was selected. It is located in the middle region of Iraq. In this area, the landfills do not satisfy the required international criteria. Fifteen of the most significant criteria were selected for this purpose. For suitable weight for each criterion, the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods were applied. These methods are AHP and RSW. In the GIS software 10.5, the raster maps of the chosen criterion were arranged and analyzed. The method of change detection was implemented to determine the matching pixels and non-matching pixels. The final results showed that there are two candidate locations for landfills for each district in the governorate (ten sites). The areas of the selected sites were sufficient to contain the cumulative quantity of solid waste from 2020 until 2030.

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Present Status of Solid Waste Management at Babylon Governorate, Iraq

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Soil Characteristics in Selected Landfill Sites in the Babylon Governorate, Iraq

Soil Characteristics in Selected Landfill Sites in the Babylon Governorate, Iraq

Two Scenarios for Landfills Design in Special Conditions Using the HELP Model: A Case Study in Babylon Governorate, Iraq

Landfill sites selection using MCDM and comparing method of change detection for Babylon Governorate, Iraq

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