Clayey Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal Facilities (Hardcover)

1. Basic concepts. 2. Design considerations. 3. Clayey barriers: compaction, hydraulic conductivity and clay mineralogy. 4. Clay-leachate compatibility by measurement of hydraulic conductivity. 5. Flow modeling. 6. Chemical transfer by diffusion. 7. Contaminant transport modeling. 8. Determination of diffusion and distribution coefficients. 9. Field studies of diffusion and hydraulic conductivity. 10. Contaminant migration in intact porous media: analysis and design considerations. 11. Migration in fractured media: analysis and design considerations.12. Integration of hydrogeology and engineering in the design of barriers and assessment of impact. Appendix A Glossary. Appendix B Notation. Appendix C Specific solution for matrix diffusion: one-dimensional, two-dimensional or three-dimensional conditions. References. Author index. Subject index.