1. Golder Associates to Present Paper on The Use of Bituminous Geomembrane for a Tailings Storage Facility
Alistair Cadden, Gabriel Balverde, Matias Blanquer and Martyn Willan, Golder Associates
https://gecamin.com/tailings/images/docs/15tlg_abstracts.pdf
2. Golders Associates have been Contracted to Oversee the Construction of New Landfill CellMSP Contractors awarded contract to construct Cell 2A at the Willowie Landfill
http://www.mtr.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/March%202015%20Working.pdf
3. J.P. Giroud Reviews the First Double Geomembrane Liner 40 Years Later
Constructed in June 1974, it’s been in continuous service ever since then
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/0415_f3_double_geomembraneliner.html
4. Engineering Firm Putting Foundry Sands to Work as Low-Permeability Landfill Lining
http://waste360.com/leachate/engineering-firm-putting-foundry-sands-work-low-permeability-landfill-lining
5. ExcelPlas Labs find Brittle Surface Layer (BSL) effect with White Surfaced HDPE Geomembranes
The white reflective surface of these HDPE geomembranes reduces wrinkles caused by thermal expansion however the white layer is not as well protected against thermal oxidation as the black layer.
Chemists at ExcelPlas have shown that Cracking in the Oxidized White Layer of White Surfaced Geomembrane can propagate into Unoxidised Black Layer
6. Solmax presents paper on the use of HDPE and LLDPE Geomembranes for Shale Gas and Fracking Operations
http://www.solmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Case-Study-Risk-Assessment-of-the-Containment-Needs-for-the-Shale-Gas-Industry.pdf
7. Covers for Biogas Capture and Storage from Landfills
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416002/biomethane-for-transport.pdf
8. EPA releases Draft Solid Waste Landfill Guidelines for Public Consultation
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/epamedia/EPAMedia05031603.htm
9. No ‘Super Dump’ for Tasmania – Proposed Copping C Cell no longer going ahead
http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/article/no-super-dump-for-tasmania/
10. Using Geosynthetic Interlayers as a Solution for Reflective Cracking
http://www.roadsbridges.com/using-geosynthetic-interlayers-solution-reflective-cracking
11. Global Synthetics Publish New Newsletter
http://www.globalsynthetics.com.au/download/newsletters/Geonews-Issue-9
12. Viking Containment launch Flexishield RPP is a Reinforced Polypropylene Geomembrane
http://www.containment.co.nz/Products/geomembrane/flexishield-rpp
13. Coolguard® geomembrane is formulated with Dupont Elvaloy® (KEE) as part of a tri-polymer alloy
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/products/products/56-coolguard-geomembranes/overview
14. Macro Develops Universal Winder Ideal for Geomembranes
http://www.flexpackmag.com/articles/87343-macro-develops-universal-winder-ideal-for-geomembranes-and-agricultural-films
15. Acid Waste to Make Spent Pot Lining at Kurri Hydro Safer
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2983059/acid-waste-to-make-spent-pot-lining-at-kurri-hydro-safer/
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