Waste Disposal Facility Site

AN EXAMINATION OF ISSUES RELATED TO SITE LOCATION FOR A WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY

This research examines selected issues related to the site location decision for a waste disposal facility. The findings of this research are presented in two major discussions. The initial discussion considers the environmental and health issues of concern to the public in relation to the operation of a waste disposal facility. The following discussion assesses the public decisionmaking process related to site selection for such a facility.

Environmental and Health Issues of Concern to the Public Related to A Waste Disposal Facility

The environmental and health issues concerning the public in relation to the operation of a waste disposal facility include such issues as visual and olfactory unpleasantness, as well as issues related to air and water pollution and the risks posed by hazardous wastes deposited at such facilities. In this research, the emphasis is placed on an examination of public concerns related to air and water pollution and to the risks associated with hazardous wastes.

Dirty air and dirty water prompted North American governments to consider legislation to prevent environmental pollution in the 1950s and 1960s. It was not simply that the air and water were polluted. Rather, it was because such pollution was being ever increasingly linked to serious human health problems. The air pollution concerns over environmental health may

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