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LEGAL NEWS
Likely Failure of the Liner System, Elevated Temperatures and Settlement the Cause of Bristol Landfill Odour Issues in Virginia and Attorney General is Suing
https://cardinalnews.org/2023/01/24/the-bristol-landfill-stinks-whats-actually-causing-it/
Expert Report on Landfill Liner Failure [PDF] (Declassified)
Expert Panel consisted of: Craig H. Benson [Engineering Systems and Environment & University of Virginia], Timothy D. Stark [The Grainer College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign], Eric D. Chiado [Principal at Civil & Environmental Consultants], Robert B. Gardner [Senior Vice President at SCS Engineers], Tony Sperling [President at Sperling Hansen Associates], Todd Thalhamer [President at Hammer Consulting Services], Eddie Wyatt [Senior Project Director at Carlson Environmental Consultants]
https://www.deq.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/14196/637865007723100000
INDUSTRY NEWS
Aquablok Reactive Treatment Cells (RTCs) with Geomembrane-supported Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GM-GCL) to Restrict the Migration of Contaminants
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/11554969.pdf
Press Release – A New Management Team for AFITEXINOV
https://www.afitexinov.com/public/Medias/actualites/fr/2023_nouvelle_direction/cp_afitexinov_changement_de_direction_17012023_uk.pdf
Geotextile Promises New Investments & Big Gains in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Start-Ups to Make Geotextiles Using Modern Machines from Germany
https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/geotextile-promises-new-investments-big-gains-296461
DIRD Felt Wins Contract to Supply Geotextile Bags to BWDB
https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/dird-felt-wins-contract-supply-geotextile-bags-bwdb-444206
Comanco Completes Final Layer of Geosynthetics at Trail Ridge Landfill
https://comanco.com/blog/comanco-completes-final-layer-at-trail-ridge-landfill/
Large Retail Store Developments Use Tensar® Geogrids to Create a Uniform Subgrade Elevation
https://www.tensarcorp.com/getmedia/6ab3e729-57ac-49db-bdd2-69ca56da89e8/TENSAR_FLY_RETAIL_12-22.pdf?ext=.pdf
Podcast: Siamak Paulson Speaks with Boyd Ramsey and Preston Kendall about Sustainability, Microplastics and the IGS Committee on Sustainability
https://youtu.be/y4V0mzxMlrQ
NZ Spent Pot Liner (SPL) – Seawater Around Tiwai Aluminium Smelter Being Monitored for Contamination
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131047736/seawater-around-tiwai-aluminium-smelter-being-monitored-for-contamination
GEOMEMBRANES
Effects of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) on Antioxidant Depletion from a HDPE Geomembrane
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030147972202552X
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/nu8D3i6ZkFQnnC0
GEOTEXTILES
An In-Situ Geotextile Filtration Method for Suspended Solids Attenuation and Algae Suppression in a Canadian Eutrophic Lake [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/3/441/pdf?version=1674378644
Study on Improvement Characteristics of a Novel Geotextile with Stitched Transverse Ribs [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1536/pdf?version=1674577489
GCLs
Performances of the Soil–Bentonite Cut-off Wall Composited with Geosynthetic Clay Liners: Large-Scale Model Tests and Numerical Simulations
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/3/1886/pdf
GEOGRIDS
The Effect of Components’ Characteristics on Rigid Inclusion System on Soft Soil
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40996-022-01026-1
MICROPLASTICS & THE ENVIRONMENT
Formation of Nano- and Microplastics and Dissolved Chemicals During Photodegradation of Polyester Base Fabrics with Polyurethane Coating
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c05063
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