The state-of-the-art for barriers systems control of pollution migration and hydraulic
structures including liner systems for landfills, mine waste, and dams/lagoons are discussed …

Understanding the mechanisms that control the hydraulic and semipermeable membrane
behavior of enhanced bentonites (EBs), which comprise natural montmorillonite amended …

Covid-19 is proving to be an unprecedented disaster for human health, social contacts and
the economy worldwide. It is evident that SARS-CoV-2 may spread through municipal solid …

Most of the experimental research conducted to date has provided evidence on the
semipermeable membrane behaviour of smectite-rich clay soils, the extent of which is …

A natural sodium bentonite was tested in the laboratory to measure its reflection coefficient,
ω, in equilibrium with mixed aqueous solutions of sodium chloride (NaCl) and potassium …

Incorporation of multi-layered series of geosynthetics and geomaterials has presented new
potential interfaces for shear failure of lining systems in engineered municipal solid waste …

Although conservative estimates of the containment performance of bentonite-based
barriers can be obtained from the classical advective-diffusive transport theory, the …

ABSTRACT A sustainable approach to the design of contaminant barriers should balance
the two conflicting needs of maximising the protection of the groundwater quality and …

Available experimental evidence on the permeability of enhanced bentonites, which
comprise natural smectitic clays amended with polymers or organic compounds, has been …

Although a number of studies have been devoted to the assessment of the leachate flow rate
through defects in geomembranes, which are routinely used in conjunction with low …