Question

A landfill site should be ___________ m away from informed habituated area.

(a) 100

(b) 200

(c) 300

(d) 500

I got this question in an international level competition.

I would like to ask this question from Assessment of Hazardous Sites topic in section Toxicity & Site Assessment of Hazardous Waste Management

Answer 1

Right answer is (d) 500

The best I can explain: A zone of 500 m around a landfill boundary should be declared a No-Development Buffer Zone and developmental activities are prohibited.