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Landfills: Building Them Better
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet Straten, Melissa |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | In this lesson, students learn about the three methods of waste disposal in use by modern communities. They also investigate how engineers design sanitary landfills to prevent leachate from polluting the underlining groundwater. Waste disposal has been an ongoing societal problem since medieval times. In this lesson, students learn about the three methods of waste disposal in use by modern communities. They also investigate how engineers design sanitary landfills to prevent leachate from polluting the underlining groundwater. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Porosity Permeability Garbage Pollution Sanitary Landfill Landfill Groundwater Pollution Leachate Environmental Engineer |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI Class VII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth |
