August 2019 Vol. 3

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NEWSMAKERS: * ATC Williams * Carpi * CETCO * ExcelPlas * Geofabrics * Global Synthetics *Golder Associates * Naue  * Raven * Teneo * SKAPS 

Australian Researchers Develop PFAS Sorbent for Tackling Contaminated Water
https://www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au/content/sustainability/news/pfas-sorbent-tackles-contaminated-water-305439340

PFAS Absorbents Pave the Way for New GCLs
https://www.crccare.com/products-and-services/technologies/matcare

New Treatment for PFAS Water Pollution a “Major Breakthrough”
https://watersource.awa.asn.au/community/public-health/new-treatment-for-pfas-water-pollution-a-major-breakthrough/

Aussie Researchers Lead Breakthroughs on PFAS, Wastewater Contamination Clean-up
https://watersource.awa.asn.au/technology/innovation/aussie-researchers-lead-breakthroughs-on-pfas-wastewater-contamination-clean-up/

Cetco FLUORO-SORB REACTIVE CORE MAT® composite geotextile for sediment capping of PFAS Contamination
https://industrytoday.com/article/treating-the-source/

TENEO Exhibiting at Queensland Energy and Resources Expo (16-17th October 2019)
https://energyandresources.com.au/exhibitor-list/

SKAPS Industries Unrolls its Next Generation of Geosynthetic Products
https://www.skaps.com/images/Geomembrane.jpg

Geotube™ Dewatering Waste Water Pond Sludge by Catfish Mini-Dredgers & Geofabrics (Video)
https://youtu.be/QWaN7R5tvfo

Hong Kong Seminar – A Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM) – An Innovative Material for Slope Protection
http://www.ce.ust.hk//Web/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=709

Carpi Tech Patents Means of the Flaps of Adjoining Geomembrane Panels by Means of an Intermediate Zip Fastener
https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2016016367
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Landfill Capping with Bentofix® X10F Coated GCL Designed by Golder Associates
https://globalsynthetics.com.au/case-study/hervey-range-stuart-landfill-capping-bentofix-x10f-coated-gcl/

U.S. Specialist on Tailings Facility Predicts Tailings Dam Failure: “I don’t believe the dam will last six months”
https://hetq.am/en/article/105842

ATC Williams Lead TSF Tailings Dam Upgrade at Rosebery Mine Site in Tasmania
http://atcwilliams.com/news/new-tailings-pump-station-pipeline-commissioned-at-rosebery-site-on-march-2018-successfully-in-operation-for-one-year

Using Geosynthetics in Flexible Airport Pavements
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/06/01/using-geosynthetics-in-flexible-airport-pavements/

Exposed Geomembrane with Photovoltaic Solar Panels Polymer Frames that are Fusion Welded Directly to the Thermoplastic Liner
https://im-mining.com/2010/03/08/innovation-helps-tailings-management-and-provides-mine-power/#more-2082

Raven Publishes Technical Detail Drawings for Geomembrane Installation
https://ravenefd.com/installation/geo-liners-covers

SA Government Publishes Guidelines on Design of Geomembrane-Lined Wastewater Treatment Ponds
http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/
South%20Australian%20Community%20Wastewater%20Management%20System%20(CWMS)%20-%20Design%20Criteria.pdf


E-TENDER FOR Treatment of Drains by Modular Technology using GeoTubes for Kumbh Mela 2019
http://smcg-up.org/2018/12/05/e-tender-for-treatment-of-drains-by-modular-technology-using-geo-tubes-for-kumbh-mela-2019/

North Shore homeowners try to manage beach erosion ahead of hurricane swells with Geotextiles
https://www.khon2.com/news/1-year-later-north-shore-homeowners-try-to-manage-beach-erosion-ahead-of-hurricane-swells/

$1.2 billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineering Project to bolster the 83 miles of shoreline along Long Island’s southeast coast with Geosynthetics
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/newsday-reader-letters-opinion-1.34615784

Works Approval of HDPE-lIned Mining Dam in WA
https://www.der.wa.gov.au/images/documents/our-work/licences-and-works-approvals/Decisions_/L9010-2016-1d.pdf


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