Utilisation of Mine Wastes in Plant Based Alternative Cover Trials

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Michael, Ruby N
Yuen, STS
Baker, AJM
Bateman, CS
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2005
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Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

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Evapotranspiration (ET) landfill covers have been proposed as an alternative to traditional barrier covers, with aims to improve long-term environmental performance. Trial of these systems is underway in south-east Australia utilizing mine waste for the cover substrate and a selection of native vegetation. Preliminary planting trials have seen the successful establishment of vegetation on the material, while compaction trials have enabled in situ dry bulk density to be related to the method of placement. The designed ET cover profiles will be assessed with four full scale test sections, including two lysimeters for the direct collection of percolation and two sections open to the normal fluxes of landfill gas, heat and water vapour present in the landfill environment in order to observe their effects on the establishing vegetation cover.

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Sardinia 2005: 10th International Waste Manangement and Landfill Symposium

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© 2005 CISA publisher. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the conference's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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Environmental engineering

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Michael, RN; Yuen, STS; Baker, AJM; Bateman, CS, Utilisation of Mine Wastes in Plant Based Alternative Cover Trials, 2005, pp. 1-10