Application of the BioClog model for landfill leachate clogging of gravel-packed columns

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1600-1614

  Cooke, A J ^a   Rowe, R Kerry ^b   VanGulck, J ^c   Rittmann, B E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Clogging; Landfills; Leachate collection systems; Mineral precipitation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; LAND FILL; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALS; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

BIOCLOG MODEL; CLOGGING; GRAVEL-PACKED COLUMNS; LANDFILL LEACHATE CLOGGING; LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEMS; MINERAL PRECIPITATION;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

BIOFILMS; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALS; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

LANDFILL; LEACHATE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

EID: 27744510430     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t05-078     Document Type: Article

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