REFUSE DISPOSAL BY SANITARY LANDFILLS (SPANISH)

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1956

Creator: National Medical Audiovisual Center (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Discusses the faults of disposal methods such as open dumps, and compares the vector-borne disease and nuisance hazards of these methods to those of landfills. Shows how to select a site, types of equipment used, how to construct a landfill, different types of operating procedures, and overall contributions of sanitary landfills to public health.