Water balance covers for waste containment: Principles and practice

Water Balance Covers for Waste Containment: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-146

  Albright, William H ^a   Benson, Craig H ^b   Waugh, W J Joseph ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Temp US Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEACHATE TREATMENT; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOLVENTS;

CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; CURRENT FIELDS; DESIGN ISSUES; ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS; GEOSYNTHETICS; GROWING SEASON; PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES; WASTE CONTAINMENT;

SOILS;

EID: 85031028345     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784410707     Document Type: Book

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