Landfill Distribution Across the United States

Authors

Ellen Munshower, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

4-25-2019

Advisor

Jean Lavigne, Environmental Studies

Abstract

Using GIS software I mapped the locations of landfills across the US. I then compared the locations of landfills to population statistics of different counties. Income levels and minority presence were compared to the density of landfills in the county to examine the presence of bias.

Recommended Citation

Munshower, Ellen, "Landfill Distribution Across the United States" (2019). Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-). 95.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/ur_cscday/95