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Why are landfills set up far away from the city? (Any two reasons)
Topic: Landfills
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(1) Landfills give off foul smells and gases and attract vermin, which would endanger health inside a city. (2) They need large tracts of land and carry the risk of contaminating groundwater — so they are sited far from habitation.
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