title: Estimation of waste generation from floods.
abstract: A framework of correlation for estimating the amount of waste generation from floods is developed. Flood waste data were collected from four recent typhoons in Taiwan. Parameters affecting the flood waste are analyzed. Population density, flooded area and amount of total rainfall are chosen as the correlating parameters for the model development, and regression diagnostics are performed to check the validity of the collected data. The simple linear model is shown to be incapable of correlating the flood waste data. An exponential model is proposed and shown to give acceptable correlation with the flood waste data spanning five orders of magnitude. The model can be useful in the planning of waste cleanup after floods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, 1 University Road, Yenchau, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan. jrc@ccms.nkfust.edu.tw
authors.forename: Jenq-Renn
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hsiao-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ping-Chi
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Chun-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011156:Population Density; D011891:Rain; D013624:Taiwan; D018505:Waste Management; D014866:Waste Products
chemical_list: D014866:Waste Products