March 2019 Vol. 3

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“Hurry, Last Chance to Register for Australian Layfield Seminars”
Layfield Geomembrane Presentation in Brisbane on Containment of Emerging Contaminants (12th March, 2019)
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Layfield Geomembrane Presentation in Melbourne on Containment of Emerging Contaminants (14th March, 2019)
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Fabricated Geomembrane Institute Announces New Board of Directors
https://www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com/about-us/industry-and-member-news

Solmax Supplies Geomembranes for North Florida Landfill Installation
This system consists of 40mil double-side Textured LLDPE Geomembrane and 6oz TrxNet 340mil Geocomposite.  Over the next year, the crew will install more than 2.7 million SF each of 40mil LLDPE Geomembrane and 6oz Geocomposite along the 64-acre site
https://comanco.com/blog/liner-installation-begins/

Sensor Group Target Leak Detection of Geomembrane-Lined Tailings Dams
https://www.sensorgroup.com/mining-industry/tailing-dam

Defence Department Issues PFAS Management Plan (Declassified)
http://www.defence.gov.au/Environment/PFAS/docs/EastSale/Reports/RAAFEastSalePFASManagementAreaPlan.pdf

Carlisle GeoMembranes Exhibiting at Aquaculture 2019 (New Orleans)
https://www.was.org/Meeting//pdf/AQ2019YellowPages.pdf

DOWNLOAD NOW GCL Shear Strength Webinar by Dr. Christopher Bareither (Recorded 28 Feb. 2019)
https://www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com/protected/download-content

Handbook of Geotechnical Investigation and Design Tables (Free Download) (Chapter 16 on Geosynthetics) 
http://www.eng.usm.my/file/31/ntiFc9b53Rd%252BWcVkAqNx5jeyAZaXaAO0PpWallwKO60%253D/
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“Mining Licence Application to Expand Dangerous Tailings Dam on Tambo River Must be Rejected” says Environmental Group
http://geg.org.au/?author=1

Effectiveness of Geotextile Ropes in Slope Erosion Protection
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/221/1/012128/pdf

EPI The Liner Company Expands its Team
http://www.geomembrane.com/about/meet-the-team/


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