October 2017 Vol. 8

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Leak Detection in CSG Mining Brine Waste Water Liners by Marc Amtsberg, Geofabrics
https://www.geofabrics.co/news/coal-seam-gas-mining-brine-waste-tank

Layfield Paper – Use of Geosynthetics Insulated Floating Covers Within Wastewater Treatment Lagoons  (New Publication)
https://www.layfieldgroup.com/Environmental-Containment/About-Us/News/GeoOttawa-2017-Technical-Paper.aspx
PDF: https://www.layfieldgroup.com/Content_Files/Files/geo2017Paper_Ottawa-(1).docx

Zero leakage? Landfill Liner and Capping Systems in Germany (New Publication)
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jenge.16.00031

Development of Thermo-graph Inspection for Geomembrane Seam Evaluation and its Application to Landfill Construction (New Publication)
https://kyushu-u.pure.elsevier.com/ja/publications/development-of-thermo-graph-inspection-for-geomembrane-seam-evalu-2

Self-Cleaning Liner for Halogenated Hydrocarbon Control in Landfill Leachate (Published in Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-14562-y

Free Technical Seminar on Developing Contaminated Sites (24 Nov 2017, Melbourne)
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/buzYWqrg1wx2gsi

Dalian Geo-Link Geosynthetics Co., Ltd is looking for agents or distributors for geosynthetic products
http://www.geo-textile.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&f=lists&catid=68&l=2&page=1

Global Synthetics Seeking Drainage/Stormwater Technical Sales for Perth
https://www.seek.com.au/job/34747775

Vegetated Geocellular Channels Shore Up Embankments, Mitigate Flooding Concerns (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CagSItze-8

Landfill Piggyback Extension (New Tender)
https://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/qtenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=22974&action=display-tender-details

Stockman Base Metals Tailing Dam threatens Tambo River and Gippsland Lakes
http://geg.org.au/?page_id=631

Layfield Offering Electric Leak Location
https://www.layfieldgroup.com/Geosynthetics/Installation-and-Maintenance/Leak-Location.aspx

Chemical Compatibility of Geosynthetic Clay Liners to Aggressive Bauxite Liquor [PDF]
http://icsoba.org/sites/default/files/2017papers/Bauxite%20Residue%20Papers/BR06%20-%20Chemical%20Compatibility%20of%20Geosynthetic%20Clay%20Liners%20to%20Aggressive%20Bauxite%20Liquor.pdf

ATC Williams Publication – Seismic Deformation Analysis of Embankment Dams [PDF]
https://www.issmge.org/uploads/publications/1/45/06-technical-committee-03-tc103-13.pdf

Performance Comparison Between Thin Spray-On Liners With Different Compositions
https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/1710_05_Chang/

Advanced Tailings Facility Design, Construction, Operation, and Closure
http://www.edumine.com/courses/live-webcasts/advanced-tailings-facility-design-construction-operation-and-closure/

Clark West – Global Mining Service/Marking Manager, Agru America, Inc. Speaking at Mining America
https://www.miningamerica.org/2017-annual-meeting/

Amcol Patents New Polymer-Modified GCL [PDF] (Just Published)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2017176591A1.pdf

Lumite Patents New Geotextile [PDF] (Just Published)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/9777455.pdf

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