Exploring the Use of Suitability Modeling
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The goal of this analysis was to explore a GIS-based technique to assess the potentially suitable locations for monitoring air toxics pollutants emitted at landfills. Several map layers such as landfill activity, population density, and distances from other emission sources were incorporated into three different suitability modeling scenarios. The ArcGIS Spatial Analyst tool was used to perform the spatial analyses. The analyses consistently identified two potential areas for locating monitors the north of the two major landfills in the Chicopee/Springfield area. The results from these analyses are preliminary, but they demonstrate the usefulness of the spatial suitability analysis technique.
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