Final Covers for Solid Waste Landfills and Abandoned Dumps
Final Covers for Solid Waste Landfills and Abandoned Dumps by R. M. Koerner is a comprehensive resource published by Thomas Telford on October 31, 1997. This new edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. The book addresses the increasing number of solid waste landfills and abandoned dumps globally, focusing on the critical role of final covers in ensuring effective waste containment.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the essential elements required for designing environmentally safe and secure final covers. The text includes an overview of relevant regulations in the United States and Germany, highlighting performance-based design tailored to specific site conditions. It also explores various components of candidate cover systems, such as surface, protection, drainage, barrier, gas collection, and foundation layers, utilizing both natural soil materials and geosynthetics. This edition serves as a valuable reference for those involved in waste management, civil engineering, and environmental technology.
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The number of worldwide solid waste landfills and abandoned dumps is growing steadily in both industrialized and developing nations. The key to successful waste containment is often a final cover for placement over the landfill or dump. This book presents the essential elements for the design of final covers which are environmentally safe and secure. With an overview of regulations in the United States and Germany provided, the authors emphasize performance-based design for site specific conditions. Individual components of candidate cover systems are examined, including surface, protection, drainage, barrier, gas collection, and foundation layers for the entire range of natural soil materials and geosynthetics.
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