The use of in situ measurement of hydraulic conductivity to provide an understanding of cover system performance over time

7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 2006, ICARD - Also Serves as the 23rd Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1259-1272

  Meiers, Greg P ^a   Barbour, Lee S ^b   Qualizza, Clara V ^c  

^a O'Kane Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; COVER MATERIALS; COVER SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERFLOW; K-VALUES; MCMURRAY; MINERAL SOILS; MOISTURE STORAGE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SUMMER SEASON; SURFACE LAYERS; SYNCRUDE;

CRUDE OIL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OIL SANDS;

SHALE;

EID: 42549122334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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