Field observations of clogging in a landfill leachate collection system

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 685-707

  Fleming, I R ^a   Rowe, R K ^b   Cullimore, D R ^c  

^a Trow Associates Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cementation; Clogging; Drainage; Leachate; Municipal waste

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE;

CLOGGING; LANDFILL; LEACHATE;

DRAINAGE; LANDFILL LINER; LEACHATE; LIMESTONE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

BIOFILMS; DRAINAGE; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LIMESTONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING;

CEMENTATION; CLOGGING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033237198     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-036     Document Type: Article

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