Final Covers for Solid Waste Landfills and Abandoned Dumps

R. M. Koerner

• 31 oktober 1997
• 9780784402610

Samenvatting:

Covers topics including: the individual components of candidate cover systems; examples of cross-sections of final covers on hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste and abandoned dumps; details of a water balance methodology; design examples on slope stability; elements of theory, designs and emerging systems; and, related considerations and summary.

This guide takes a practical approach to the subject and provides an overview of regulations in the USA and Germany. It covers topics including:

The individual components of candidate cover systems

• Examples of cross-sections of final covers on hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste and abandoned dumps
• Details of a water balance methodology
• Design examples on slope stability
• Elements of theory, designs and emerging systems
• Related considerations and summary