A laboratory investigation of anaerobic microbial clogging in granular landfill drainage media

Geotechnique

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 389-401

  Paksy, A ^a   Powrie, W ^a   Robinson, J P ^a   Peeling, L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Drainage; Environmental engineering; Laboratory tests; Landfills; Permeability; Water flow

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW OF WATER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL CLOGGING; LANDFILL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

LAND FILL;

CLOGGING; DRAINAGE; LANDFILL;

EID: 0032096356     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1998.48.3.389     Document Type: Article

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