Article: New research gives landfill sites a green future.

Article: Closed-up landfill sites could become woodland
Yorkshire Post;  May 31, 2008 ;     260 words ...Old landfill sites could be turned...be done safely. Landfill sites are comm-only closed...grown on former landfill sites, provided the underlying...The study by the Forestry Commission, published yesterday...showed the impact of landfill sites could be ...

Article: Study Investigates Health Of Populations Around Landfill Sites.(Brief Article)
Health & Medicine Week;  September 17, 2001 ;     467 words ......health risks for populations living around landfill sites was published in the August 17, 2001...populations living within two kilometers of landfill sites. The group examined 9,565 landfill sites that were in operation between 1982 and...

Article: LARGEST EVER STUDY INTO HEALTH OF POPULATIONS AROUND LANDFILL SITES PUBLISHED.
PR Newswire;  August 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......health risks for populations living around landfill sites is published today. The Small Area Health...cancers in populations living within 2km of landfill sites. The group examined 9,565 landfill sites that were in operation between 1982 and...

Article: Child defects 'higher near landfill sites'
Evening News - Scotland;  August 16, 2001 ;     581 words ......found in children born near landfill sites, a study revealed today. The...first to suggest a risk from landfill sites which do not take hazardous waste. There are about 300 licensed landfill sites in Scotland, taking about 12...

Article: Landfill sites linked to genetic disorders.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 25, 2002 ;     335 words ...Byline: Sarah Probert Landfill sites in the Midlands could be causing...which found communities close to landfill sites had a 33 per cent increase in...disorders. There are currently 47 landfill sites across the Midlands - 12 in the...

Article: New smartcard pay system for landfill sites.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  January 24, 2009 ;     244 words ......need no longer carry cash to Pikitup landfill sites. Pikitup has introduced a high-tech...to gain access control to its four landfill sites in the city. The fully automated system...of carrying cash when going to these landfill sites to dispose of their waste, said Pikitup...

Article: There's a simple solution to the problem of landfill sites
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 31, 2007 ;     206 words ......am referring to the subject of our landfill sites, which needs to be tackled. There is...simple answer - the rubbish that goes to landfill sites can be used very constructively for...remainder, which is now filling up all our landfill sites, can also be used. You may ask how...

Article: Landfill sites linked to risk of birth defects HEALTH STUDY Researchers claim a connection between toxic waste dumps and deformed babies but cannot yet determine the true cause
The Independent - London;  August 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ...BABIES BORN near landfill sites for hazardous waste are at extra...babies born near the 774 special landfill sites in Britain which take hazardous...was not possible to determine landfill sites were the cause, it said. More...

Article: Landfill sites linked to risk of birth defects; HEALTH STUDY Researchers claim a connection between toxic waste dumps and deformed babies but cannot yet determine the true cause.(News)
The Independent (London, England);  August 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ...BABIES BORN near landfill sites for hazardous waste are at extra...babies born near the 774 special landfill sites in Britain which take hazardous...was not possible to determine landfill sites were the cause, it said. More...

Article: Malaysia closes 16 landfill sites near water sources
Xinhua News Agency;  April 28, 2006 ;     162 words ...Malaysia closes 16 landfill sites near water sources KUALA LUMPUR...immediate closure of 16 open landfill sites near water sources in this country...its first meeting that those landfill sites in seven states in Peninsular...

Article: UK GOVERNMENT: Government announces new research pr programme on the impacts on health of landfill sites.
M2 Presswire;  September 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ......programme on the impacts on health of landfill sites (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...investigate the possible impact of landfill sites on human health has been launched today...reports of a possible association between landfill sites and congenital anomalies. The research...

Article: Do you live near a dump? It's just devalued your house by over 40%; Government study finds Scotland hit worse than the rest of the UK by landfill sites
The Sunday Herald;  May 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......within a quarter of a mile of Scottish landfill sites suffer a much more dramatic drop in...assess the financial cost of living near landfill sites, as part of the government's drive...half a million house sales near 6100 landfill sites over 10 years. By far the most significant...

Article: Green electricity crop plan for landfill sites.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  April 27, 2007 ;     434 words ......be generated from crops grown on old landfill sites in County Durham. Land Remediation...crop called coppice willow on former landfill sites at Lumley North and Coxhoe East. The...station at Wilton on Teesside. Both landfill sites have long since been closed down and...

Article: Almost 8000 landfill sites checked, cleared
The Press;  November 6, 2003 ;     291 words ......8000 suspected former Christchurch landfill sites have been cleared of contamination...refining its information on all known landfill sites in the city. Christchurch City Council...Brieseman said the mapping of former landfill sites was needed. "There are also likely...