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1. DDT Liners Wins 2015 IAGI’s Installation Award of Excellence (Congradulations from GNA!!)
DDT Liners Pty Ltd (Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia) received the award for the Australian Pacific LNG Phase 1 Water Treatment Facilities – Reedy Creek. The project involved the lining of eight water storage and feed ponds over a period of almost 20 months.
http://www.iagi.org

2. EOI for Construction of Landfill Cell 09 Summerhill Waste Management Centre (NSW) – Contract No. 2015/359E 
http://www2.tenderlink.com/tender-search.php?category=2661×624&region=new-south-wales

3. RFT 08/15 Geosynthetic Closure Works and Rehabilitation of the Onslow Landfill (WA)
http://www.ashburton.wa.gov.au/building-planning/tenders/current-tenders

4. Observations of Bentonite Erosion from Solar-driven Moisture Migration in GCLs Covered Only by a Black Geomembrane (New Publication)
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/gein.14.00033

5. Call for Abstracts GeoAmericas 2016 Conference in Florida USA
http://www.geoamericas2016.org/wp-content/uploads/GeoAmericas2016_CallForAbstracts_web.pdf

6. AGL’s Dam Waste Plan Runs Flood Risk, Anti-CSG Group Says
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3035120/agls-dam-waste-plan-risky-anti-cgs-group/

7. ExcelPlas seeking installation partners for GeoSeamTracker™ – tracking and recording RFID tags for geomembrane welds/seams
The tracking tags which are permanently inserted into the air channel of each geomembrane seam can be encoded with the history of the seam.The system allows installers and facility owners to retrieve full details relating to the MQA of the liner and the CQA of the seams as well as condition assessment information over the lifetime of the liner.A handheld reader similar to a metal detector can be used to identify the location and history of each geomembrane seams (even when buried) by walking around the perimeter of the lined installation.
More information: [email protected]

8. An HDPE lined pond after 10 years of service in Thailand (Publication)
By Ng H.B. GSE Lining Technology Co. Ltd., Thailand
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:igs&volume=4&issue=1&article=004

9. TERANAP Bituminous geomembrane at Kittilä Gold Mine, Finland
http://www.icopal.com/Press/Products/Kittila-Gold-Mine.aspx

10. Are Geotextile Scour Protections of Offshore Wind Turbines a Source of Environmental Contaminants?
https://kuestenforschung.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/230415-poster-cww-2015-sturm-et-al.pdf

11. Special Collection of New Papers on GCLs (New Publications)
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/issue/gein/22/1

12. AGRU Publishes Technical Note on Tension Creep Testing in Geomembranes
http://agruamerica.com/blog/creep-testing/

13. Geomembranes on Display at OzWater15 in Adelaide SA 12-14 MayAXTER SAS – Coletanche Bituminous Geomembranes, Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI), Layfield Environmental Containment
http://www.ozwater.org/meet-our-exhibitors

14. Laboratory Studies on Granular Filters and Their Relationship to Geotextiles for Stormwater Pollutant Reduction (Free Paper)
www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/7/4/1595/pdf

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1. DDT Liners Announce New Leak Detection Capabilities
http://www.ddtliners.com.au/capabilities/leak-detection/

2. Geomembranes on Display at OzWater15 in Adelaide SA 12-14 May
AXTER SAS – Coletanche Bituminous Geomembrane, Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI), Layfield Environmental Containment
http://www.ozwater.org/meet-our-exhibitors

3. Pond Lining Systems (PLS) having installed over 3 Mill sq/m of EPDM rubber liner in the past five years now to diversify into the HDPE market
Pond Lining Systems seeking HDPE Welder Installers
http://www.seek.com.au/job/28449052

4. New HDPE-lined Tailings Storage Facility planed for Majors Creek Gold Project situated approximately 60km southwest of Canberra
Knight-Piesold Consultants to Design New Tailings Dam for Gold Mine in NSW
http://www.unitymining.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/150326-Knight-Piesold-media-release-f.pdf

5. Golder Associates to Conduct Feasibility Study on Mount Morgan Lined Tailings Dam
http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20150415/pdf/42xx01rv4j5kmc.pdf

6. Leak Detection on EPDM-lined Ponds – White Paper (Free Download)
http://firestonebpco.com/assets/2015/04/lining-white-paper-successful-leak-detection-epdm-lined-ponds-water-features.pdf

7. The Problem with Premature Hydration of GCLs (Technical Note)
http://www.cornerstoneeg.com/2015/04/01/premature-hydration-gcls-problem/

8. Effect of Chlorine on EPDM Rubber Geomembranes (Free Download)
http://firestonebpco.com/assets/2015/04/lining-white-paper-chlorine-epdm-rubber-membranes.pdf

9. Bituminous geomembrane for the Confinement of Solid Waste http://www.coletanche.com/en/application/protection-environnement/dechets-solides

10. ASTM Geosynthetics Standards Now Available for Free by using Hyperlink below
Simply type the 4 digit standard number twice into the 1234 spaces below
http://www.astm.org/FULL_TEXT/D1234/HTML/D1234.htm

11. ASTM D5199 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics (Free Download)
http://www.astm.org/FULL_TEXT/D5199/HTML/D5199.htm

12. GTI Completes Cover Work for Tasmanian Treatment Plant Expansion Project
http://www.environmental-expert.com/news/cover-work-for-tasmanian-treatment-plant-expansion-project-478273

13. Geofabrics Seeking Sales Coordinator for Melbourne
http://www.seek.com.au/job/28554726

14. TenCate records a 20% increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2015
http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/04/23/727349/10130390/en/TenCate-trading-update-for-the-first-quarter-of-2015.html?print=1

15. Interface Frictional Property Between Sand and Geomembrane (New Publication)
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-04460-1_104

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1. Golder Associates to Present Paper on The Use of Bituminous Geomembrane for a Tailings Storage Facility
Alistair Cadden, Gabriel Balverde, Matias Blanquer and Martyn Willan, Golder Associates
https://gecamin.com/tailings/images/docs/15tlg_abstracts.pdf

2. Golders Associates have been Contracted to Oversee the Construction of New Landfill CellMSP Contractors awarded contract to construct Cell 2A at the Willowie Landfill
http://www.mtr.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/March%202015%20Working.pdf

3. J.P. Giroud Reviews the First Double Geomembrane Liner 40 Years Later
Constructed in June 1974, it’s been in continuous service ever since then
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/0415_f3_double_geomembraneliner.html

4. Engineering Firm Putting Foundry Sands to Work as Low-Permeability Landfill Lining
http://waste360.com/leachate/engineering-firm-putting-foundry-sands-work-low-permeability-landfill-lining

5. ExcelPlas Labs find Brittle Surface Layer (BSL) effect with White Surfaced HDPE Geomembranes
The white reflective surface of these HDPE geomembranes reduces wrinkles caused by thermal expansion however the white layer is not as well protected against thermal oxidation as the black layer.
Chemists at ExcelPlas have shown that Cracking in the Oxidized White Layer of White Surfaced Geomembrane can propagate into Unoxidised Black Layer

6. Solmax presents paper on the use of HDPE and LLDPE Geomembranes for Shale Gas and Fracking Operations
http://www.solmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Case-Study-Risk-Assessment-of-the-Containment-Needs-for-the-Shale-Gas-Industry.pdf

7. Covers for Biogas Capture and Storage from Landfills
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416002/biomethane-for-transport.pdf

8. EPA releases Draft Solid Waste Landfill Guidelines for Public Consultation
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/epamedia/EPAMedia05031603.htm

9. No ‘Super Dump’ for Tasmania – Proposed Copping C Cell no longer going ahead
http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/article/no-super-dump-for-tasmania/

10. Using Geosynthetic Interlayers as a Solution for Reflective Cracking
http://www.roadsbridges.com/using-geosynthetic-interlayers-solution-reflective-cracking

11. Global Synthetics Publish New Newsletter
http://www.globalsynthetics.com.au/download/newsletters/Geonews-Issue-9

12. Viking Containment launch Flexishield RPP is a Reinforced Polypropylene Geomembrane
http://www.containment.co.nz/Products/geomembrane/flexishield-rpp

13. Coolguard® geomembrane is formulated with Dupont Elvaloy® (KEE) as part of a tri-polymer alloy
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/products/products/56-coolguard-geomembranes/overview

14. Macro Develops Universal Winder Ideal for Geomembranes
http://www.flexpackmag.com/articles/87343-macro-develops-universal-winder-ideal-for-geomembranes-and-agricultural-films

15. Acid Waste to Make Spent Pot Lining at Kurri Hydro Safer
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2983059/acid-waste-to-make-spent-pot-lining-at-kurri-hydro-safer/

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Geomembrane Resistance to Hot Brine in Produced Water and Flowback Applications (New Paper) (Free Download)
by Andrew Mills, C.E.T., Layfield Canada Ltd
http://www.layfieldgroup.com/Content_Files/Files/446_GeomembraneResistanceToHotBrineInProducedWater.aspx

GHD Voted Number One Landfill Consultants (Industry News)
http://www.ben-global.com/storyview.asp?storyID=826945512&section=Waste+News+Feature&sectionsource=s1450140

Gold Mine Tailings Dam Close to Collapse (Breaking News)
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/gold-mine-tailings-dam-close-to-collapse

NSW Issue Draft Guidelines for Landfills (for Public Comment)
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/resources/waste/150111env-guide-solid-waste-landfills.pdf

Failure of HDPE liner as a long term containment liner for concrete solvent extraction tanks at Uranium mine (Legal Judgement)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2014/338.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=polymer

Emerging Applications for Evaporation Control Covers (Free Download)
by Brian Fraser, MBA Layfield Group of Companies & Bob Killian, Layfield Environmental Containment USA
http://www.layfieldgroup.com/Content_Files/Files/Geo2015_Portland_EmergingApplicationsforEvaporatio.aspx

Desludging Sewage Ponds with Geotextile Tubes
https://www.dropbox.com/s/upj4aqfxfi53w44/minidredgers.wwtp.A-CIMG3123.JPG?dl=0

Cirtex Industries Ltd NZ leading Geosynthetics manufacturing and distribution company seeks Solutions Engineer
http://www.seek.com.au/job/28317515

Tensile Properties of Geosynthetics After Installation Damage
http://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/bitstream/10216/72413/2/45833.pdf

High Pressure Autoclave Test (HPAT) for measuring oxidative resistance of polyolefin geomembranes and geotextiles
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iv1inu5trehqmbm/Poster%20Polymertec2014%20Berlin.pdf?dl=0

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New NanoTEM® 2D Profiling can Detect Seepage Through a Geomembrane by Measuring Anomalous Conductive Currents
Using transient electromagnetic (TEM) methods for geomembrane leak detection.
http://zonge.com/geophysical-methods/electrical-em/nanotem/

ExcelPlas develops GeoSeamTracker™ – tracking and recording tags for geomembrane welds/seams (New Technology)
The tracking tags which are permanently inserted into the air channel of each geomembrane seam can be encoded with the history of the seam.
The system allows installers and facility owners to retrieve full details relating to the MQA of the liner and the CQA of the seams as well as condition assessment information over the lifetime of the liner.
A handheld reader similar to a metal detector can be used to identify the location and history of each geomembrane seams (even when buried) by walking around the perimeter of the lined installation.
More information: [email protected]

Floating Solar Panels for Waste Water Lagoons (New Technology)
http://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/floating-solar-farm-sa-em4715/

New Player in Design of Geosynthetic Lined Facilities for Mines and Water (WA)
Design and auditing of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF), mine waste dumps (MWD) and Water Storage Facilities (WSF)
http://www.cmwgeosciences.com/index.php/company/capability-statements/124-tailings-design-capability-statement

Multicomponent Geosynthetic Clay Liners- Kerry Rowe Seminar
http://www.globalsynthetics.com.au/download/newsletters/DONT-MISS-Multicomponent-GCL-SEMINARS-MAY-2015

Epic Environmental (Brisbane) now offering Landfill design; Synthetic liner design; Liner construction supervision & CQA
http://www.epicenvironmental.com.au/services-waste-management.html

Geotextile Groyne Trial in Battle to Beat Coastal Erosion
http://mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/geotextile-groyne-trial-in-battle-to-beat-erosion,37623

Floating Leak Location System for Geomembrane Lined Facilities
http://hgileakdetection.com/applications/

BHP: Olympic Dam Heap Leach Trial with Geomembrane Liner, South Australia (Declassified)
http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices/assessments/2014/7280/2014-7280-referral-decision.pdf

Hydraulic Conductivity of a Dense Prehydrated Geosynthetic Clay Liner (New Publication)
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/5870775

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