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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808827803321

Titolo

Assessment of the performance of engineered waste containment barriers / / Committee to Assess the Performance of Engineered Barriers, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-13406-4

1-280-96907-5

9786610969074

0-309-10810-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Disciplina

363.72

Soggetti

Engineered barrier systems (Waste disposal)

Sanitary landfills - Linings

Waste disposal in the ground - Environmental aspects - United States

Waste disposal sites - Design and construction

Low level radioactive waste disposal facilities - Design and construction

Hazardous waste sites - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-109).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Overview of Engineered Barrier Systems""; ""3 Monitoring Barrier Performance""; ""4 Performance of Barrier System Components""; ""5 Containment System Performance""; ""6 Summary and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Predicting Human Health and Ecological Impacts""; ""Appendix B: Methods for Monitoring Engineered Barrier Performance""; ""Appendix C: Construction Quality Assurance Monitoring Techniques""; ""Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""

""Acronyms and Abbreviations""