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Main Title Compacted Soil Barriers at Abandoned Landfill Sites Are Likely to Fail in the Long Term.
Author Suter, G. W. ; Luxmoore, R. J. ; Smith, E. D. ;
CORP Author Oak Ridge National Lab., TN. Environmental Sciences Div.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.;Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Publisher c1993
Year Published 1993
Report Number ORNL/PUB-4045; DE-AC05-84OR21400; EPA/600/J-93/430;
Stock Number PB94-101862
Additional Subjects Landfills ; Abandoned sites ; Barriers ; Liners ; Membranes ; Soils ; Penetration ; Subsidence ; Leaching ; Leakage ; Shrinkage ; Swelling ; Seepage ; Subsurface drainage ; Soil mechanics ; Reprints ; Freeze-thaw effects ; Animal intrusion
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Abstract Buried wastes are isolated from the environment by barriers constructed entirely or in part of compacted soil. The chief concern in barrier design has been to isolate the waste in the short term by preventing movement of water into and through the waste. However, in the long term a variety of mechanisms can act to compromise the isolation. The mechanisms of long term failure include initial flaws in barrier construction, shrink-swell cycles, freeze-thaw cycles, erosion, subsidence, root intrusion, and animal intrusion. Evidence for action of all of these mechanisms is summarized. The likelihood of long-term failure suggest that either perpetual care must be provided for buried hazardous wastes, or the waste sites must be designed to withstand long-term threats to barrier integrity.
Supplementary Notes Pub. in Jnl. of Environmental Quality, v22 n2 p217-226 Apr-Jun 93. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab., and Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
NTIS Title Notes Journal article.
Title Annotations Reprint: Compacted Soil Barriers at Abandoned Landfill Sites Are Likely to Fail in the Long Term.
Category Codes 68C
NTIS Prices PC A03/MF A01
Primary Description 600/14
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Cataloging Source NTIS/MT
Control Number 332328707
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Type CAT