Analysis of diffusion-adsorption equivalency of landfill liner systems for organic contaminants

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 552-560

  XIE, Haijian ^a   CHEN, Yunmin ^a   KE, Han ^a   TANG, Xiaowu ^a   CHEN, Renpeng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adsorption; diffusion; equivalency; landfill; liner system; organic contaminant

Indexed keywords

BREAKTHROUGH TIME; CHINESE STANDARDS; COMPACTED CLAY LINERS; COMPOSITE LINER SYSTEMS; COMPOSITE LINERS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORTS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; EQUIVALENCY; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; HYDROPHILIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHILIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LANDFILL LINER SYSTEMS; LINER SYSTEM; MULTI-LAYERED; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT;

ADSORPTION; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMPURITIES; LAND FILL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONTAMINATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; CLAY LINER; DIFFUSION; GEOSYNTHETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LANDFILL LINER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SOIL MECHANICS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 64549084045     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62307-4     Document Type: Article

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