hazardous-waste management: Quick Facts

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Cross-sectional diagram of a secure hazardous-waste landfill showing layers of soil, liners, and gravel, with blue hazardous-waste drums inside a containment area. Arrows illustrate water flow and leachate collection pipes beneath the landfill, while a monitoring well extends to groundwater. An inset details the cap layers: vegetation, topsoil, gravel and sand, liner, clay, and sandy silt.

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