The performance of electrical methods for assessing the integrity of geomembrane liners in landfill caps and waste storage ponds

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 227-237

  Binley, Andrew ^a   Daily, William ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; LAND FILL; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SOILS;

ELECTRICAL METHODS; GEOMEMBRANE LINERS; HIGH POTENTIAL GRADIENTS; WASTE STORAGE PONDS;

GEOMEMBRANES;

LANDFILL LINER;

EID: 24644504839     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4133/JEEG8.4.227     Document Type: Article

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