Estimation of waste generation from floods.
Waste Manag
; 27(12): 1717-24, 2007.
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| ID: mdl-17166710
ABSTRACT
A framework of correlation for estimating the amount of waste generation from floods is developed. Flood waste data were collected from four recent typhoons in Taiwan. Parameters affecting the flood waste are analyzed. Population density, flooded area and amount of total rainfall are chosen as the correlating parameters for the model development, and regression diagnostics are performed to check the validity of the collected data. The simple linear model is shown to be incapable of correlating the flood waste data. An exponential model is proposed and shown to give acceptable correlation with the flood waste data spanning five orders of magnitude. The model can be useful in the planning of waste cleanup after floods.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Lluvia
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Residuos
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Administración de Residuos
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Planificación en Desastres
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Desastres
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Waste Manag
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Taiwán