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1. Overview of Minimum Technology Guidance and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Landfills
Double Liners and Leachate Collection and Removal Systems
Leak Detection Systems
Closure and Final Cover
Construction Quality Assurance
Summary of Minimum Technology Requirements
2. Liner Design: Clay Liners
Introduction
Materials
Clay Liners versus Composite Liners
Darcy’s Law, Dispersion, and Diffusion
Laboratory Tests for Hydraulic Conductivity
Field Test versus Laboratory Tests
Attack by Waste Leachate
3. Flexible Membrane Liners
Intruduction
Composite Liners : Clay versus Synthetic Components
Material Considerations
Design Elements
4. Elements of Liquid Management at Waste Containment
Sites
Introduction
Overview
Primary Leachate Collection and Removal (PLCR) Systems
Leak Detection, Collection, and Removal (LDCR) Systems
Surface Water Collection and Removal (SWCR) Systems
Gas Collector and Removal Systems
5. Securing a Completed Landfill
Introduction
Flexible Membrane Caps
Surface Water Collection and Removal Systems
Gas Control Layer
Biotic Barriers
Vegetative Layer
Other Considerations
6. Construction, Quality Assurance, and Control
Construction of Clay Liners
INtroduction
Compaction Variables
The Construction Process
Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Testing
Test Fills
7. Construction of Flexible Membrane Liners
INtroduction
Responsibility and Authority
CQA Personnel Qualifications
Inspection Activities
Sampling Strategies
Documentation
8. Liner Compatibility with Wastes
Introduction
Exposure Chamber
Representative Leachate
Compatibility Testing of Components
Blanket Approvals
Interpreting Data
9. Long-Term Considerations : Problem Areas and UNkowns
INtroduction
Flexibel Membran Liners
Clay Liners
Leachate Collection and Removal Systems
Cap/Closure Systems
10. Leak Response Action Plans
Background
Action Leakage Rate (ALR)
Rapid and Large Leakage (RLL)
Response Acton Plans (RAPs)
Preparing and Submitting the RAP
