A review of approaches for the long-term management of municipal solid waste landfills

D Laner, M Crest, H Scharff, JWF Morris, MA Barlaz - Waste management, 2012 - Elsevier
After closure, municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills must be managed and controlled to
avoid adverse effects on human health and the environment (HHE). Aftercare (or post …

Environmental, social, and economic implications of global reuse and recycling of personal computers

E Williams, R Kahhat, B Allenby… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
Reverse supply chains for the reuse, recycling, and disposal of goods are globalizing. This
article critically reviews the environmental, economic, and social issues associated with …

Bio-mediated soil improvement

JT DeJong, BM Mortensen, BC Martinez… - Ecological …, 2010 - Elsevier
New, exciting opportunities for utilizing biological processes to modify the engineering
properties of the subsurface (eg strength, stiffness, permeability) have recently emerged …

Effect of interlayer cations on montmorillonite swelling: Comparison between molecular dynamic simulations and experiments

K Yotsuji, Y Tachi, H Sakuma, K Kawamura - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The understanding of the swelling phenomenon of montmorillonite is essential to predict the
physical and chemical behavior of clay-based barriers in geoenvironmental engineering …

Assessment of environmental and chemical properties of coal ashes including fly ash and bottom ash, and coal ash concrete

M Rafieizonooz, E Khankhaje, S Rezania - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement and aggregates are the essential materials for concrete production. Besides,
industrial wastes supplant construction materials. Investigating the engineering properties …

Short-and long-term leakage through composite liners. The 7th Arthur Casagrande Lecture

RK Rowe - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
The factors that may affect short-term leakage through composite liners are examined. It is
shown that the leakage through composite liners is only a very small fraction of that …

Impact of small municipal solid waste landfill on groundwater quality

G Przydatek, W Kanownik - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to analyse changes in the physicochemical elements in groundwater
in the vicinity of a small municipal solid waste landfill site located within the territory of the …

Geosynthetic clay liners: perceptions and misconceptions

RK Rowe - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2020 - Elsevier
The behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) as part of a physical-environmental system
is examined. Consideration is given to:(a) both the physical and hydraulic interactions with …

Long-term barrier performance of modified bentonite materials against sodium and calcium permeant solutions

T Katsumi, H Ishimori, M Onikata… - Geotextiles and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The results of long-term hydraulic conductivity test results on two modified bentonite
materials, a multiswellable bentonite (MSB) and a dense-prehydrated geosynthetic clay liner …

Protecting the environment with geosynthetics: 53rd Karl Terzaghi Lecture

RK Rowe - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract Design-and construction-related factors that affect leakage through geomembranes,
used either alone or in a composite liner, are examined. The development, detection, and …