African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

The environmental impact of landfill fires and their contaminant plumes at the Chunga landfill site, Lusaka, Zambia

Muleya Milimo
  • Muleya Milimo
  • Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Zambia.
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Hinchliffe Graham
  • Hinchliffe Graham
  • Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand.
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Petterson Michael
  • Petterson Michael
  • Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand.
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  •  Received: 16 March 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 December 2021
  •  Published: 31 December 2021

How to cite this article

APA /
Milimo, M., Graham, H., & Michael, P. (2021). The environmental impact of landfill fires and their contaminant plumes at the Chunga landfill site, Lusaka, Zambia. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 15(12), 569-579.
Chicago /
Muleya Milimo, Hinchliffe Graham and Petterson Michael. "The environmental impact of landfill fires and their contaminant plumes at the Chunga landfill site, Lusaka, Zambia." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 15, no. 12 (2021): 569-579.
MLA /
Muleya Milimo, Hinchliffe Graham and Petterson Michael. "The environmental impact of landfill fires and their contaminant plumes at the Chunga landfill site, Lusaka, Zambia." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 15.12 (2021): 569-579.