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Barrier technologies for environmental management : summary of a workshop / Committee on Remediation of Burried [sic] and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission [on] Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes.
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Radioactive Waste Management.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Radioactive waste disposal--Environmental aspects--United States--Congresses.
Radioactive waste disposal.
Radioactive waste disposal in the ground--Environmental aspects--United States--Congresses.
Radioactive waste disposal in the ground.
Contamination (Technology)--Safety measures--Congresses.
Contamination (Technology).
Environmental management--United States--Congresses.
Environmental management.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (188 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
To control the migration of radioactive and hazardous wastes currently contained underground, barriers made of natural materials and man-made substances are constructed atop, and possibly around, the contaminated area. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management provides a brief summary of the key issues that arose during the Workshop on Barriers for Long-Term Isolation. Recurring themes from the session include the importance of quality control during installation, followed by periodic inspection, maintenance, and monitoring, and documentation of installation and performance data. The book includes papers by the workshop presenters.
Contents:
BARRIER TECHNOLOGIES for ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Workshop Overview
Themes Identified at the Workshop
References
APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches Of Committee Members
APPENDIX B Workshop on Barriers for Long-Term Isolation: Program Outline
WELCOME/INTRODUCTION
SURFACE BARRIERS I CHAIR-G. GEE, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY
SURFACE BARRIERS II CHAIR-D. DANIEL, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
SURFACE BARRIERS II (CONT.)
SUBSURFACE BARRIERS I CHAIR-R. D. MUTCH, JR., ECKENFELDER INC.
SUBSURFACE BARRIERS II CHAIR-P. A. WITHERSPOON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
APPENDIX C Workshop on Barriers for Long-Term Isolation: Participants
APPENDIX D Workshop on Barriers for Long-Term Isolation: Papers Presented
CONTENTS
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF PERMANENT ISOLATION SURFACE BARRIERS AT THE HANFORD SITE
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
The In-Place Remediation Alternative
The Hanford Site Permanent Isolation Surface Barrier Development Program
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BARRIER
WATER INFILTRATION AND PERCOLATION CONTROL
Current Climatic Conditions
Projected Climatic Conditions
Designing a Barrier for Drainage and Percolation Control
Runoff
Capillary Barrier
Low-Permeability Layers
BIOINTRUSION EFFECTS ON WATER INFILTRATION CONTROL
WIND AND WATER EROSION CONTROL
ASSESSING WATER INFILTRATION THROUGH THE PROTOTYPE BARRIER
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUBSURFACE BARRIER WALL CONSTRUCTION
ADVANCEMENTS IN BARRIER WALL TECHNOLOGIES
Deep Soil-Mixing Barrier Walls
Jet Grouting Cutoff Walls
Waterloo Sealable Sheet Piles
Self-Hardening Slurries
Permeation Grouting
Ground Freezing
Geomembrane Cutoff Walls
Deep Barrier Walls.
CONCLUSIONS
ECOLOGY, DESIGN, AND LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF SURFACE BARRIERS: APPLICATIONS AT A URANIUM MILL TAILINGS SITE
CONTAMINANT RELEASE MECHANISMS
Water Infiltration
Radon Release
Erosion
Frost Penetration
Plant Root Intrusion
Animal Intrusion
Cover Design and Performance
Water Infiltration Control
Water Balance System
Revegetation
Radon Attenuation
Erosion Control
Frost Protection
Biointrusion Control
Longevity
Climate Change
Pedogenesis and Ecological Change
SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SOIL, PLANT, AND STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SURFACE BARRIERS IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS: APPLICATION OF RESULTS STUDIES IN THE…
WATER MOVEMENT THROUGH DEEP UNSATURATED ZONE BENEATH UNDISTURBED, VEGETATED AREA
EVALUATION OF PROCESSES UNDER WASTE-BURIAL CONDITIONS
APPLICATION TO DESIGN OF BARRIERS FOR LONG-TERM ISOLATION
NATURAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES COMPROMISE THE LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF COMPACTED SOIL CAPS
PHYSICAL PROCESSES INFLUENCING BARRIER INTEGRITY
Effects of Wetting and Drying Cycles
Freeze-Thaw Effects
Soil Erosion
Subsidence
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES INFLUENCING BARRIER INTEGRITY
Root Intrusion
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
GEOMEMBRANES IN SURFACE BARRIERS
GEOMEMBRANE MANUFACTURE
GEOMEMBRANE SEAMING
SUBTITLE C COVER DESIGN INCORPORATING GEOMEMBRANES
GEOMEMBRANE DURABILITY
EARTHEN MATERIALS IN SURFACE BARRIERS
WATER BALANCE OF EARTHEN CAPS
RESISTIVE BARRIERS
Principle
Potential Problems
Case History
CAPILLARY BARRIERS
Case Histories
MONOLAYER BARRIERS
Potential Problems.
Case Histories
COMPARISON OF CLAY AND ASPHALTIC MATERIALS FOR USE AS LOW-PERMEABILITY LAYERS IN ENGINEERED COVERS AT THE ROCKY FLATS…
SELECTION CRITERIA
Hydraulic Conductivity
Engineering Characteristics
Constructability
Clay Soils
Asphalt Concrete
Cost
DESIGN OF SELECTED MATERIAL
Asphalt Composite Design
Long-Term Testing
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ALTERNATIVES FOR GROUND WATER CLEANUP
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COMPLEXITY OF THE CONTAMINATED SUBSURFACE
PERFORMANCE OF CONVENTIONAL PUMP-AND-TREAT SYSTEMS
Capabilities of Pump-and-Treat Systems
Cleanup Times for Pump-and-Treat Systems
CAPABILITIES OF ENHANCED PUMP-AND-TREAT AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Enhanced Pump-and-Treat Systems
Alternative Technologies
Barriers to Implementing Enhancements and Alternatives
CHARACTERIZING SITES FOR GROUND WATER CLEANUP
SETTING GOALS FOR GROUND WATER CLEANUP
CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Complexity of the Subsurface
Capabilities of Innovative Technologies
Characterizing Sites
Setting Cleanup Goals
CONSTRUCTION OF DEEP BARRIER WALLS FOR WASTE CONTAINMENT
Cutoff Walls Constructed with Self-Hardening Slurry
Composite Cutoff Walls
Cutoff Wall Constructed With Plastic Concrete
SELF-HARDENING SLURRIES AND STABLE GROUTS FROM CEMENT-BENTONITE TO IMPERMIX®
Definitions
LIMITATIONS OF CEMENT-BENTONITE
MATERIALS
CHEMISTRY
QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE
IMPERMIX®
Applications
Research Needs
A FIELD TEST OF PERMEATION GROUTING IN HETEROGENEOUS SOILS USING A NEW GENERATION OF BARRIER LIQUIDS
APPROACH.
THE FIRST FIELD-LEVEL DEMONSTRATION
Objectives
The Site
Barrier Liquids
Well Drilling and Permeability Measurements
Barrier Fluid Injection
Excavation and Visual Inspection
Post-Excavation Analyses
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
SEALABLE JOINT STEEL SHEET PILING FOR GROUND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Waterloo Barrier™
Hydraulic Testing
Applications and Commercialization
DISCUSSION
ARTIFICIALLY FROZEN GROUND AS A SUBSURFACE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND MECHANICS OF FROZEN GROUND
Mechanical Properties
Permeability
ARTIFICIALLY FROZEN GROUND AS AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
ARTIFICIALLY FROZEN GROUND AS A WASTE-CONTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
SCREENING MATRIX
CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
0-309-17491-0
1-280-21079-6
9786610210794
0-309-56159-0
0-585-02531-2
OCLC:
42922349

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