PMID- 36630033 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230405 LR - 20230405 IS - 1614-7499 (Electronic) IS - 0944-1344 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 14 DP - 2023 Mar TI - Application of multi-criteria decision-making techniques to develop modify-leachate pollution index. PG - 41172-41186 LID - 10.1007/s11356-023-25178-3 [doi] AB - The modify-leachate pollution index (m-LPI) was developed with the help of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) technique based on the landfill leachate pollution potential by considering the limitations of traditional methodologies. Across India, twenty major landfill sites (LS) were selected for which m-LPI was assessed. Twenty-five experts' opinions were taken for the determination of nine input criteria weights, such as pH, COD, TDS, Cl, Zn, Pb, Cu, annual rainfall, and landfill age with the help of a questionnaire-based survey. In this context, six MCDM techniques were investigated to develop m-LPI. Among different MCDM techniques selected, weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) proved to be an effective one with an R(2) value of 0.828 and IA value of 0.813. WASPAS gave first and last rank to Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh LS (1.677) and Turbhe, Maharashtra LS (2.193), respectively. The investigation revealed that around 90% of LS considered in the present study require leachate treatment. WASPAS sensitivity analysis showed that the least sensitive criteria were pH, followed by Cl and Zn. The m-LPI can be used by researchers and scientists to investigate and evaluate various challenges involved with solid waste management in LS. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Teja, Dharmasanam Ravi AU - Teja DR AD - Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 826004, India. FAU - Kumar, Padimala Shanmuka Sai AU - Kumar PSS AD - Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. FAU - Jariwala, Namrata AU - Jariwala N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1702-0046 AD - Civil Engineering Department, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. ndj@ced.svnit.ac.in. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230111 PL - Germany TA - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int JT - Environmental science and pollution research international JID - 9441769 RN - 0 (Solid Waste) RN - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical) SB - IM MH - *Refuse Disposal/methods MH - India MH - Solid Waste/analysis MH - *Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis MH - *Waste Management MH - Waste Disposal Facilities OTO - NOTNLM OT - Landfill sites OT - Leachate pollution index OT - MCDM OT - Municipal solid waste OT - Sensitivity analysis EDAT- 2023/01/12 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/05 06:42 CRDT- 2023/01/11 11:20 PHST- 2022/09/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/05 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/11 11:20 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11356-023-25178-3 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11356-023-25178-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Mar;30(14):41172-41186. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25178-3. Epub 2023 Jan 11.