Sensitive ecosystems
Mahshahr County is located in the vicinity of some sensitive
areas, such as Shadeghan wetland, coastal areas and a lot of estuaries,
for example Musa estuary. According to the regulations of
the Iran Department of Environment, MSW landfills are not
allowed to be in wetlands and the minimum distance of a landfill
from wetland boundary must be more than 300 m. Therefore, a
score of 0 was considered when the distance to a sensitive ecosystem
was less than 300 m. However, when the distance from
the boundary was increased, the score was increased rationally
according to the expert team. Therefore, if the distance to a