Systems engineering: The design and operation of municipal solid waste landfills to minimize contamination of groundwater

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 391-404

  Rowe, R K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geosynthetics; Landfills; Leachate

Indexed keywords

GEOMEMBRANES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; GEOSYNTHETICS; LEACHATE RECIRCULATION; LEACHATES; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

CLAY LINER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOMEMBRANE; GEOSYNTHETICS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 83455163628     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 17517613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2011.18.6.391     Document Type: Article

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