February 2018 Vol. 8

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La Caisse injected $ 117 million into the Solmax Group to buy its major competitor in the United States to become the world’s number one of its industry (Translated)
http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/02/21/634-milliards–dinvestissement-au-quebec

Solmax/GSE Exibiting at Solid Waste Expo May 20-23 2018 
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3HgWgiXlNdQJ:https://conference.nyfederation.org/exhibit-sponsor-advertise/booths/+&cd=32&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
Contact: Michael Winterbourne, North American Sales Manager – Solmax International Inc
Email: [email protected]

Agru Protective Concrete Liner Used for Massive Water Storage Tank
https://www.agru.at/en/applications/concrete-protection/agru-plastic-sealing-for-potable-water-storage-tank/

Polyurea Liner Replaces Failed HDPE Liner
http://www.corrolesseastern.co.uk/polyurea-coating-water-tank-relining/

Imagine Demonstrate their Graphene-Enhanced Geotextiles (Video)
http://imgne.com/solutions/leak-detection/

Protecting Geomembranes from Animal Damage [PDF]
https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5977726c80d12837b9592f29/5a6bbf0f92eb9700011969bc_GeomembranesAnimalDamage.pdf

Geotubes used to Cleanup Acid Mine Drainage with Geotubes instead of Allowing it to Pollute Rivers and Streams
https://www.nrcce.wvu.edu/news/2018/02/15/rare-earth-elements-project-illustrates-potential-for-profits-and-amd-cleanup

3M Forced to Pay USD 850 million for PFAS Contamination
PFAS were used in two types of firefighting foams previously produced by the. 3M company: Aqueous Film Forming. Firefighting Foams (AFFF™) and Alcohol-. Type Concentrate (ATC™)
http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/3m-to-settle-chemical-disposal-lawsuit/news-story/af55de8d2c844cc73300b4ecd87c34a3

Australian Company Offering PFAS Containment and Remediation Solutions
https://www.haldonindustries.com.au/

Effects Of Climatic Loading In Flexible Pavement Subgrades In Texas
https://uta-ir.tdl.org/uta-ir/handle/10106/27171

Influence of Geotextile and Geogrid Reinforcement on Strength Behaviour of Soft Silty Soil
https://www.scientific.net/AMM.877.264

Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Structures-A Critical Appraisal Of Design and Construction (Scroll Down)
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:igs&volume=6&issue=1&article=001

The Behaviour and Performance of Geotextiles with Reference to CBR Values on Clay Soil
https://www.scientific.net/AMM.877.224

Geotextile Composite Design Approaches for Large-scale Cementitious Members and Structures
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0958946517308417

Dredge Spoil and Geotube Sandbag Placement Create New Beach
https://thesandpaper.villagesoup.com/p/bird-nesting-area-reinforced-on-mordecai-island/1726111

For Sale – Olympus TOF-D Non-Destructive Ultrasonic Test Equipment “AS NEW” for HDPE Weld Inspection – Complete System
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/JbyOM0pIoWDFOhO/download

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