A seven-year water balance study of an evapotranspiration landfill cover varying in slope for semiarid regions

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 466-480

  Nyhan, J W ^a  

^a National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNHILL SLOPES; FIELD PLOT; FIELD STUDIES; HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL; INTERFLOW; LANDFILL COVERS; MAXIMUM VALUES; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; SEMI-ARID REGION; WATER BALANCE;

ARID REGIONS; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEALTH RISKS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SEEPAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

LAND FILL;

EID: 31944438348     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2003.0159     Document Type: Article

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