May 2019 Vol. 10

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Golder’s Waste Sector Leader in Asia-Pacific, Nigel Ruxton, chats with Professor Kerry Rowe on PFAS Containment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjf_FNZ5GL4

CETCO Develops New Fluoro-Sorb™ GCL Mats to Remove PFAS Contamination in Soil 
https://www.mineralstech.com/business-segments/performance-materials/cetco/products/environmental-products/fluoro-sorb

Australian Law Firm Announces it Can Negotiate for Compensation Payments for PFAS contamination
https://donaldsonlaw.com.au/pfas-contamination/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwd2BzdS24gIVBQ4rCh2LXweVEAMYASAAEgKhEfD_BwE

New Absorbent Geocomposites for Stabilization of Tailings Ponds [PDF]
http://epe.pwr.wroc.pl/2019/1-2019/Kuc_1-2019.pdf

Geosynthetic Solutions for In-situ Capping of Contaminated Sediments
https://www.mineralstech.com/business-segments/performance-materials/cetco/products/environmental-products/sediment-capping-technologies

Baerlocher USA Successfully Trial Baeropol T-1111 Stabilization Masterbatch for Geomembrane Manufacturer in the USA
https://www.plasticstoday.com/compounding/masterbatches-fd-plastics-find-stability-through-baerlochers-additives/115190705160779

Effect of Radiation on Stability of Geomembranes
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1821/ML18215A325.pdf

Layfield  Provides Environmental Containment Solutions for Tailings Facilities 
https://www.layfieldgroup.com/Environmental-Containment/Product-Finder/Mining/Tailings-Facilities

Local Company uses Geosynthetic Products to Protect the Environment
https://m.miningweekly.com/article/local-company-uses-geosynthetic-products-to-protect-the-environment-2019-04-17

AKS Published New Specification for MEGATEX Geomembrane [PDF]
http://www.aks.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AKS-Data-Sheet-MEGATEX-Geomembrane.pdf

Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) Call for abstracts for the Conference and Expo, to be held Feb. 23–26, 2020
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2019/05/21/gwms-issues-call-for-abstracts/

Geosyntec Staff Contribute to the World of Coal Ash 2019
https://www.geosyntec.com/about/news-events/4-news/6325-geosyntec-staff-contribute-to-the-world-of-coal-ash-2019


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