Research and analysis

Framework to assess the risks to human health and the environment from landfill gas

An integrated model framework of 10 related spreadsheet modules for health and environmental risks from landfill gas.

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Framework to Assess the Risks to Human Health and the Environment from Landfill Gas

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The project has delivered a model framework entitled HELGA (Health and Environmental risks form Landfill GAs), to help the Environment Agency assess the risks to human health and the environment from landfill gas (LFG). HELGA is a demonstration framework to test the feasibility of a fully developed model. When developed to commercial standards, the code is expected to be complementary to LANDSIM, the Environment Agency’s risk assessment model for leachate migration into groundwater.

Published 1 January 1999