Using pilot test data to refine an alternative cover design in Northern California

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages 76-93

  Smesrud, Jason K ^a   Benson, Craig H ^b   Albright, William H ^c   Richards, James H ^d   Wright, Shannon ^e   Israel, Tim ^f   Goodrich, Keith ^f  

^a Portland   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CH2M HILL   (United States)

^f Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling   (United States)

Author keywords

ACAP; drainage lysimeters; evapotranspiration; landfill covers; UNSAT H

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; NERIUM; OAT; PILOT STUDY; POACEAE; POLLUTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VICIA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

AVENA SATIVA; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; POACEAE; RAIN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VICIA; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

NERIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84858629620     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.607871     Document Type: Article

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