Analysis and design of evapotranspirative cover for hazardous waste landfill

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 427-438

  Zornberg, Jorge G ^a   LaFountain, Lester ^b   Caldwell, Jack A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b New Cure Inc   (United States)

^c GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating; Design; Evapotranspiration; Hazardous waste; Landfills

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MOISTURE; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

MOISTURE RETENTION;

LAND FILL;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL CAPPING; UNSATURATED FLOW; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0038392733     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:6(427)     Document Type: Article

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