September 2017 Vol. 1

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‘Upward trends’ of Ammonia Confirmed in Groundwater near Ipswich Landfill  (Breaking News)
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/ammonia-found-in-swanbank-groundwater-environment-department-confirms-20170830-p4yvn6.html

Landfill may have caused groundwater to be contaminated near Swanbank  (Breaking News)
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/landfill-may-have-caused-groundwater-to-be-contaminated-near-swanbank-20170829-p4yvme.html

GSE Environmental “Controlled Shutdown” in response to Houston Flooding (Breaking News)
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20170831/NEWS/170839971/processors-work-to-resume-production-slowly-in-houston

Siplast Showcase Wide Width Teranap™ Bituminous Geomembrane At AIMEX in Sydney
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/esEctik0wQOo1pq

Exhibitors Booths Completely Sold Out at Tailings and Mine Waste 2017 (November 5-8, 2017)
Layfield, Solmax, After, Tencate, Cetco, etc. to Exhibit at Tailings and Mine Waste 2017
http://www.cvent.com/events/tailings-mine-waste-2017/custom-21-cfecfde6e7a14882bfad1b98f2d3425e.aspx

Aquatan Celebrates 50 Years of Geomembrane Lining and Complete 4.2 Million m2 Tailings Dam
http://www.aquatan.com/

Malaysian Start-Up Pioneers Geomembrane Leak Location for Asia
http://www.essencegreentech.com.my/

Prof. Kerry Rowe Presents Free Seminar (8th September 2017) 1 Week to Go!
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/faculty-of-engineering/civil/public/geotechnics/Kerry-Rowe-Seminar.pdf

Learn About Tencate Geotube™ Technology (Video)
https://www.facebook.com/TenCateGeo/videos/vb.289637413081/10100670844893300

Cosgrove 3 Landfill Site Development Cell 1 construction will occur from October 2017 to March 2018
http://greatershepparton.com.au/council/major-projects/cosgrove-3-landfill-site-development

An exploration for the most effective solution for a new tailings handling system
https://www.global.weir/newsroom/news-articles/2017/08/24/an-exploration-for-the-most-effective-solution-for-a-new-tailings-handling-system/

Limit state design framework for geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures (New Research)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266114417301036

New Source of Landfill Data for Consulting Engineers
http://wastemanagementreview.com.au/navigating-australias-landfill-data/

ExcelPlas Geosynthetics Testing Expands Geosynthetic Testing Offerings (Lab News)
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).
As a National Accredited Testing Laboratory our technicians, equipment and quality system are monitored regularly for proficiency and compliance assuring that you can count on quality results every time.

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