Abstract
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) is an analytical method suitable for assessing environmental impacts which uses historical data collection, identification of sources of regional risks, as well as a probability and impact estimation of signal risk type. It currently constitutes one of the practical aspects of geoethics. In this paper, EIA was performed with respect to groundwater quality in the region of a municipal landfills system in southern Poland. The consequences and causes analysis, the effect/probability matrix and SWOT method were used for assessing the impact of various factors on the quality of the groundwater in the region. In this paper, we indicated that the best method for a groundwater risk assessment in the region of the municipal landfills system was the SWOT analysis. It involved five strengths, six weaknesses, and opportunities and threats. The monitoring data of spatial and temporal variability of leachate quality and groundwater quality were considered, and a simulation of the longevity of both the top and bottom security system was performed. Moreover, the spatial planning was conducted, as well as an analysis of the impact of other objects on the groundwater and an examination of the terrain and climatic conditions were carried out. The total risk assessment for the groundwater in that region obtained using the SWOT method was determined as −4.
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Dabrowska, D., Rykala, W. (2021). Risk Assessment for Groundwater: A Case Study from a Municipal Landfill in Southern Poland. In: Abrunhosa, M., Chambel, A., Peppoloni, S., Chaminé, H.I. (eds) Advances in Geoethics and Groundwater Management : Theory and Practice for a Sustainable Development. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59320-9_56
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