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| Author(s): | Schmidt, Edward, Jr. |
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| Title: | Garbage to golf |
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| Source: | Golf Journal. Vol. 44, No. 1, January/February 1991, p. 35-38. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course development; Landfills; Land use; Landfill golf courses
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| Abstract/Contents: | The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, in Lawrence, Kansas, estimates more than two dozen golf courses have been built on sanitary landfills in the United States. Several communities are currently preparing routing plans for golf courses on yet-unclosed landfills, and internationally, land-poor Japan has been a leader in the construction of sanitary landfill golf courses. The extra costs in building a sanitary landfill result from battling four major problems: methane gas, leachate, settling, and drainage. Sanitary landfill golf courses first appeared in the late 1960s, but is wasn't until the mid 1970s, following stronger environmental regulations, that the concept really took hold. Finding debris on a sanitary landfill course is an isolated problem because of the level of coverage. Most courses have a 3- to 3 1/2-foot clay cap, and from six inches to several feet topsoil. Golfers get over the fact that the course is built on a former landfill quickly as they are more concerned with appearance, maintenance, and playability. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: LANDFILL
Other items relating to: GOLFLAND |
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| Note: | Pictures: color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Schmidt, E. Jr. 1991. Garbage to golf. Golf J. 44(1):p. 35-38. |
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