| Description |
1 online resource (xxxix, 525 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Scientific institutions and their research groups to investigate waste bodies -- 1. Object and concept of the research project / Peter Spillmann and Hans-Jurgen Collins -- 2. Central test facility and test procedure / Peter Spillmann and Hans-Jurgen Collins -- 3. Characterisation of long-term effects using physical measurements on water and solids balance / Peter Spillmann -- 4. Detection of water movements, evaporation processes and water regeneration using environmental isotopes [superscript 2]H and [superscript 18]O / Piotr Maloszewski, Heribert Moser, Willibald Stichler and Peter Trimborn -- 5. Characterisation of flow path emissions using waste-water parameters / Klaus Kruse and Peter Spillmann -- 6. Transportation of industrial contamination in the flow path -- 7. Microbiological investigations to characterise stabilisation processes in landfills / Wolfgang Neumeier and Eberhard Kuster -- 8. Checking biochemical stability using reactivation measures on selected deposits -- 9. Testing the material stability of soil-like substances and plastics concerning reactivation -- 10. Establishing the long-term effects using the relationship of the test results / Peter Spillmann -- 11. Application of the results to waste management practice and drinking water protection / Timo Dorrie, Helmut Eschkotter, Michael Struve and Peter Spillmann |
| Summary |
Examining each of the main stages of landfill decomposition and using extensive real-scale testing, the book provides a method for measuring the extent to which groundwater and surface water may safely remain in landfill and the associated risks of contamination |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-525) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Drinking water -- Contamination.
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Fills (Earthwork) -- Environmental aspects
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Drinking water -- Contamination
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Fills (Earthwork) -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Spillmann, Peter
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Dörrie, Timo
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Struve, Michael
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| ISBN |
9781680150681 |
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1680150685 |
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