July 2020 Vol. 4

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GNA – The Most Widely Read Online Geosynthetics Publication
Reaching more Players in the Geosynthetic Industry 


NEWSMAKERS:   * BHP * Belo Sun * ExcelPlas * EPI * GCLs * Geofabrics * IGS * Newmont * Polyfabrics * Tensar * USDoJ

A Discussion on Minimum Geomembrane Thickness
https://mailchi.mp/geomembrane/meet-our-growing-team-5002294?e=63e8ebe3b9

How to Prevent Landfill Final Covers From Failing
https://www.waste360.com/landfill/how-prevent-landfill-final-covers-failing

US Department of Justice Publishes Operating and Closure Requirements for Landfills
https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decree/file/1293126/download

BHP Faces $6.3bn UK Claim Over Brazil Tailings Dam Failure (Breaking News)
https://www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-faces-first-step-in-63bn-uk-claim-over-brazil-dam-failure-2020-07-15/rep_id:3650

US Mining Company Newmont Agrees to $7M Cleanup of Former Uranium Mine with Geomembranes (Breaking News)
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/07/14/colorado-company-agrees-to-7m-cleanup-of-former-alaska-mine/

Performance Analysis of GCLs as Barriers  – A Review
http://www.igs.org.in:8080/portal/igc-proceedings/igc-2019-surat-proceedings/TH4/TH4-12.pdf

Diffusion Through Sodium And Polymer Enhanced Bentonites Exposed To Dilute And Aggressive Solutions
https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cgj-2019-0809#.Xw4vbJMzYQ8

Geogrids for Subgrade Stabilisation from Polyfabrics
https://www.spec-net.com.au/press/0720/pol_150720/Geogrids-for-Subgrade-Stabilisation-from-Polyfabrics

Geogrid Claims of Equivalency – How to Compare Geogrid Performance
https://info.tensarcorp.com/geogrid-claims-of-equivalency

An Accurate Inverse Model for the Detection of Leaks in Sealed Landfills
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/14/5598/pdf

Development of Magnetic Nano-Geocomposite for Groundwater and Leachate Treatment: A Landfill Management Perspective
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020EGUGA..2222425P/abstract

Effectiveness of Geogrid Reinforcement in Improvement of Mechanical Behaviour of Sand-Contaminated Ballast
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026611442030056X

‘Unacceptably High’ Risk of Tailings Dam Failure in Canadian miner’s Amazon Project (Breaking News)
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/unacceptably-high-risk-of-tailings-dam-failure-in-canadian-miners-amazon-project/


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