LEADER 04708nam 22007574a 450 001 9910953635303321 005 20251116220322.0 010 $a9786610969074 010 $a9780309134064 010 $a0309134064 010 $a9781280969072 010 $a1280969075 010 $a9780309108102 010 $a0309108101 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479037 035 $a(EBL)3378291 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106824 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11122396 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106824 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10132376 035 $a(PQKB)10092836 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378291 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378291 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194194 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL96907 035 $a(OCoLC)923277603 035 $a(Perlego)4739551 035 $a(BIP)14085734 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479037 100 $a20070524d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAssessment of the performance of engineered waste containment barriers /$fCommittee 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 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (135 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780309108096 311 08$a0309108098 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 99-109). 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""Acronyms and Abbreviations"" 330 $aPresident Carter (TM)s 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents (TM) health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, enacted in 1976, ushered in a new era of waste management disposal designed to protect the public from harm. It required that modern waste containment systems use oeengineered barriers designed to isolate hazardous and toxic wastes and prevent them from seeping into the environment. These containment systems are now employed at thousands of waste sites around the United States, and their effectiveness must be continually monitored. Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers assesses the performance of waste containment barriers to date. Existing data suggest that waste containment systems with liners and covers, when constructed and maintained in accordance with current regulations, are performing well thus far. However, they have not been in existence long enough to assess long-term (postclosure) performance, which may extend for hundreds of years. The book makes recommendations on how to improve future assessments and increase confidence in predictions of barrier system performance which will be of interest to policy makers, environmental interest groups, industrial waste producers, and industrial waste management industry. 606 $aEngineered barrier systems (Waste disposal) 606 $aSanitary landfills$xLinings 606 $aWaste disposal in the ground$xEnvironmental aspects$zUnited States 606 $aWaste disposal sites$xDesign and construction 606 $aLow level radioactive waste disposal facilities$xDesign and construction 606 $aHazardous waste sites$xDesign and construction 615 0$aEngineered barrier systems (Waste disposal) 615 0$aSanitary landfills$xLinings. 615 0$aWaste disposal in the ground$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aWaste disposal sites$xDesign and construction. 615 0$aLow level radioactive waste disposal facilities$xDesign and construction. 615 0$aHazardous waste sites$xDesign and construction. 676 $a363.72 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953635303321 996 $aAssessment of the performance of engineered waste containment barriers$94360163 997 $aUNINA