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The aim of this work is the joint application and integration of non-invasive geoelectrical methods for studying the landfill of Savoia di Lucania (Southern Italy). This landfill for its engineering features and small dimensions (70 m × 30 m × 6 m) represents an optimal test site to assess a geophysical survey protocol for municipal solid waste landfills investigation and monitoring. The landfill of Savoia di Lucania has been built with a reinforced concrete material and coated with a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) liner. Three electrical resistivity tomographies (ERT), two self-potential (SP) map surveys and one induced polarization (IP) section have been performed, both in the surrounding area and inside the waste landfill. The geophysical investigations have well defined some buried boundaries of the landfill basin and localized the leachate accumulation zones inside the dumpsite. Comparison of our results with other engineering and geological investigations could be the key for evaluating the integrity of the HDPE liner. Finally, the joint use of the ERT, IP and SP methods seems to be a promising tool for studying and designing new monitoring systems able to perform a time-lapse analysis of waste landfill geometry and integrity.
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We thank the Italian Ministry for Scientific Research for financial supports and the Savoia di Lucania major who allowed us to do experiments in the landfill. We also thank the reviewers and the editor for their useful comments.
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Bavusi, M., Rizzo, E. & Lapenna, V. Electromagnetic methods to characterize the Savoia di Lucania waste dump (Southern Italy). Environ Geol 51, 301–308 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0327-9
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