Underground disposal of hazardous waste in Israel - Design principles and conceptual approach

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-78

  Zimmels, Yoram ^a   Kirzhner, Felix ^a   Lux, Karl Heinz ^b   Zeller, Torsten ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CUTEC Institut GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental protection; Geological barriers; Hazardous waste; Israel; Management; Underground disposal

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

GEOLOGICAL BARRIERS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 29144433250     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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