A reactive geocomposite to remediate contaminated, subaqueous sediments

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1442, 2003, Pages 236-250

  Sheahan, Thomas C ^a   Alshawabkeh, Akram ^a   Fernandez, Loretta A ^a   Henry, Karen S ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Contaminants; Dredge spoil; Geosynthetics; Sediment; Soils consolidation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CONSOLIDATION; GEOTEXTILES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMPURITIES; LEAD; PH; POSITIVE IONS; REMEDIATION; SALTS; ZEOLITES;

GEOCOMPOSITE; GEOSYNTHETICS; SUBAQUEOUS SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0038746960     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11566s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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