Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Mapping of an Abandoned Waste Disposal Site: A Case in Sardinia (Italy)

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. 878
• Main Authors: Deidda, Gian Piero, Himi, Mahjoub, Barone, Ilaria, Cassiani, Giorgio, Casas Ponsati, Albert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Anomalies; Aquifers; Boreholes; coasts; Comparative analysis; Coring; Data processing; Dipoles; Electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; Electromagnetic induction; Elevation; Environmental impact; Environmental management; FDEM mapping; Feature recognition; Frequency domain analysis; Geology; Geophysical methods; geophysics; Health risks; Industrial wastes; Italy; Landfill; Landfills; low induction number; Mapping; nonlinear modelling; Nonlinear systems; Polls & surveys; Quadratures; Reclamation; Remote sensing; risk; Sardinia; Sea level; Sediments; surveys; topographical correction; Topography; Waste disposal; Waste disposal sites; Waste management; Waste materials; Sardinia Italy; Italy; Sardinia

For decades, bad practices in municipal and industrial waste management have had negative environmental impacts, generating high health risks for people and the environment. The use of badly designed, not engineered, and not well-operated landfills has, around the world, produced a large number of p...