October 2015 Vol.4

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Landfill Cover Design and Operation by GeoSyntec Consultants (PDF) (Declassified)
http://www3.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/landfill/bio-work/gross.pdf

New Player in HDPE Liners in Queensland
http://liquidcontainment.com.au/resources/documents/2/51/Flat%20Sheet%20Dam%20Liners.pdf

ExcelPlas CQA Services for Liner installation
·   Full time supervision of the geomembrane installation
·   Documenting panel locations, seam numbers etc.
·   Witnessing and recording onsite pre-start peel and shear tests
·   Inspecting wedge and extrusion welds
·   Witnessing and recording vacuum box and dual seam pressure testing
http://www.excelplas.com/geomembrane-testing

Shear Strength Behavior of Geotextile/geomembrane Interfaces
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775515000979

Geosynthetic capping on Cyanide Leach Pond of Gold Mine (PDF)
http://intermas-media.d-klik.com/uploads/mediatheque/14/gold_mine.pdf

Investigating Random Cracking in a Process Water Pond Geomembrane Liner by Ian Peggs
http://www.coloradoswana.org/annual_conference/2015/Conference-Agenda-9-1-15.pdf

The Best of Landfills and Transfer Stations Unveiled with Advanced Cell Liner Designs
http://www.transpacific.com.au/asset/cms/Inside%20Waste%20IW_1510_ISSUE68_OCT%20TPI.pdf

EPA Victoria Issues Pollution Abatement Notice for Bulla Landfill
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/our-work/current-issues/landfills/~/media/Files/about_us/News/90006294-BTQ-PAN.pdf

Landfill Liners and Covers Put a Lock on Leachate
http://foresternetwork.com/daily/waste/landfill-management/landfill-liners-and-covers-put-a-lock-on-leachate/

Amazing Aerial Photo of Westlake Landfill Damaged by Fire
https://miningawareness.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/image86.jpg

Is the US Landfill Fire a Chernobyl or Fukushima in the Making?
https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/is-the-missouri-landfill-fire-a-us-chernobyl-or-fukushima-in-the-making/

GRI Publish New Specification for HDPE Geocells (PDF)
http://www.geosynthetic-institute.org/grispecs/gs15pp.pdf

GSE Publish New Specification forTenDrain Geocomposites
http://www.gseworld.com/content/documents/datasheets/Tri_Planar/TenDrain_300_Geocomp_ENGLISH_DS.pdf

Geomembrane Floating Covers in the Mining and Energy Sectors to Protect Water
Brian Fraser and Andrew Mills, Layfield Environmental,
https://gecamin.com/enviromine/images/docs/15env_programa.pdf

NZ Waste and Landfill Conference starting today
http://www.wasteminz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/WM2015-Programme-at-220915.pdf

Geofabrics seeking Sales Coordinator
http://www.seek.com.au/job/29696228

Geofabrics seeking Customer Service Team Leader
http://www.seek.com.au/job/29700612

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