October 2017 Vol. 7

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Victorian EPA Releases Interim Position Statement on PFAS (New)
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/~/media/Publications/1669.pdf

PFAS Encapsulation in Engineered Facilities Represents Growing Opportunity for Geomembrane Liners
https://www.der.wa.gov.au/images/documents/your-environment/contaminated-sites/guidelines/Guideline_on_Assessment_and_Management_of_PFAS_v2.1.pdf

Advances in GCLs by Bruno Herlin Terrafix (Declassified) (New)
http://nyfederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/pdf2017/33%20HerlinB.pdf

New Geosynthetic Clay Liner Bentoshield GCL Developed by SIKA (New)
https://www.barbourproductsearch.info/bentoshield-ideal-membrane-for-below-ground-news048861.html

InSite Remediation Services (NSW) Upgrade Former Landfill with Batter Capping System
http://www.insiteremediation.com.au/capping_systems.html

Civil Construction of Cell 1 & Cell 2 Cap & Civil Construction of Cell 3 at the CWF Supply & Installation of Geosynthetic Landfill Cap & Liner
https://www.tenderlink.com/begavalley/?&tenderer=2744.718&alltenders&asemin

Britain’s £3 Million Massive Geotextile Artificial Reef Washes Away (Breaking News)
https://www.w3livenews.com/2017/10/24/Britain-s-calamitous-%C2%A33-million-artificial-reef-that-was-supposed-to-create/7304333

Solmax New BioCoverPro™ Liner with High Flexibility, Chemical and Stress Crack Resistance (New)
https://www.solmax.com/en/technical-library/projects-references/teluk-sengat-covered-lagoon

Concrete Canvas Lining Installation Video (New)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OyHEveABACQ

Leister Presents on Quality Control in Plastic Membrane Welding
By Mr. Roland Beeler, Head of Business Line, LEISTER TECHNOLOGIES AG, Switzerland
https://www.ami.international/Events/Resources/Programme/Waterproof%20Membranes%202017%20-%20Programme.pdf

Heat Affected Zone of HDPE Geomembrane Seams found to Show Faster Antioxidant Loss (New Research)
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cgj-2017-0049#.WfDNSROCwQ8

Brendan Swifte Accepts Environmental Solutions Award 2017 for Geofabrics Australasia (Industry News)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/muF3EqNj3KBr7HQ

New Research – Using Geotubes as the Stabilizing Core of a Coastal Dune System  AAG 2018 – New Orleans (April 10-14, 2018)
https://aag.secure-abstracts.com/AAG%20Annual%20Meeting%202018/abstracts-gallery/13099

Centrifuge Modelling of the Initiation of Cracks in a Clay Liner Subjected to Differential Settlement With and Without Overburden Pressure [PDF]
https://www.issmge.org/uploads/publications/1/45/06-technical-committee-04-tc104-08.pdf

Lawyers Acting for a Geosynthetic Products Supplier in Relation to Recovery of Outstanding Debts
https://www.holdingredlich.com/media/k2/attachments/stepfanie_dunnicliff.pdf

TLS Seeking Labourers for Installation of Geomembrane Liners for Blue Mountains Project (Immediate Start)
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydney-city/labourer/labourers-wanted-immediate-start-blue-mountains/1162423384

Laboratory Investigation of Particle Size Effects on the Shear Behavior of Aggregate-Geogrid Interface (New)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061817320858

ExcelPlas Geosynthetics Testing Expands Geosynthetic Testing Offerings
ExcelPlas now performs more than 120 standard geosynthetic tests in accordance with relevant  ASTM, GRI and ISO standards.
We have extensive experience with all types of geosynthetics – from geomembranes (HDPE, LLDPE, fPP), geotextiles to geonets, geogrids, geocomposites and and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs).
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