Choosing the most effective hazardous waste landfill cover

Remediation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 23-41

  Warren, Ronald W ^a   Hakonson, Thomas E ^b,c,d   Bostick, Kenneth V ^e  

^a Environmental Science and Research Foundation   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c DOE s Mixed Waste Landfill Integrated Demonstration   (United States)

^d US Navy s Marine Corps Base   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84998846172     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.3440060205     Document Type: Article

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