[CPEO-MEF] Albany (GA) Marine Corps Logistics Base landfill cover

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Compacted Clay and ET Landfill Covers Compared in Humid Climate

Technology News Trends
U.S. EPA
May, 2006

The U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) 
Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP) collaborated with the Desert 
Research Institute (DRI) and University of Wisconsin-Madison to evaluate 
the field performance of two RCRA “final” cover designs proposed for use 
on a Superfund landfill in Albany, GA. The evaluation was conducted at 
the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), where facility-wide remediation 
requires installation of multiple landfill covers for wastes generated 
by past military activities.

The EPA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps partnered in construction and 
operation of field pilot-test cells at the MCLB to use in identifying 
alternative covers that meet standard performance criteria while 
offering potential cost savings. Two 20- by 30-meter test cells were 
constructed immediately adjacent to an existing landfill, each 
containing a 10- by 20-meter lysimeter to monitor water balance during 
the evaluation. Each lysimeter was constructed of a low-density 
polyethylene liner protected by a geocomposite drainage layer.

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For the entire article, see
http://clu-in.org/products/newsltrs/tnandt/view.cfm?issue=0506.cfm#1

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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