Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers

Responding to requests by US government agencies, a committee was formed to assess the currently materials and practices used to isolate potentially harmful waste from humans and ecosystems. Academics and practitioners looked at the long-term performance of barriers as part of a composite containment system, as well as at specific indicators such as leakage rates, contaminant concentrations, and the condition of system components. The case studies are two sites each in California and New York. The report is not indexed.

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Summary

President Carter's 1980 declaration of a state of emergency at Love Canal, New York, recognized that residents' health had been affected by nearby chemical waste sites. This book makes recommendations on how to improve future assessments and increase confidence in predictions of barrier system performance which may be of interest to policy makers.

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• Authors: Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Board On Earth Sciences And Resources, Committee to Assess the Performance of E, Committee to Assess the Performance of Engineered Barriers, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council
• Assisted by: National Research Council (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2007
• EAN: 9780309108096
• ISBN: 978-0-309-10809-6
• No. of pages: 134
• Dimensions: 214 mm x 277 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 417 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology