Containment

By Elizabeth Peggs – TenCate Geosynthetics has been working to up their digital media presence and strategy, and the effort is yielding great results. The company has just...

Under the patronage of Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, the 3rd International Conference "Geosynthetics Middle East 2010" is taking place in the capital city Abu Dhabi on 9th and 10th of November 2010. Organized by the leading Plastic Institute SKZ Germany in cooperation with its local partner BMC Gulf, the conference is expected to become the biggest event on Geosynthetics in the Middle East and is attracting industry experts worldwide.

Barrick Gold has had installed what it believes to be the first geomembrane cap over a leach pad in mine closure operations. The cap has been installed to prevent cyanide washout from the zone due to snow melt. Roughly 430,000 square feet of geomembrane from Agru America have been installed. Work will be completed on the site in the next few weeks. Sierra Geosynthetics is conducting the installation. Learn more here.;

The 11th annual Waterproof Membranes conference will be held November 14 – 16 in Cologne, Germany. Organized by AMI, the event delivers presentations and networking related to market dynamics,...

The first 2016 issue of IGS News from the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has been released. The issue includes some prominent support of the Society's first major regional...

Hundreds of plants dot the floating geotextile on Pond One at the Marton waste water plant in the Rangitikei district of New Zealand. The artificial floating wetland system has significantly reduced odors from the facility. The treatment pond mats are filled with shredded plastic drink bottles for low buoyancy. Learn more here.;

The Local Municipality of Madibeng this week denied claims that a contractor was appointed on a contract of almost R3 million at the landfill site in De Kroon without a tender being issued. Gundle Geosynthetics (Gauteng, South Africa) was appointed directly, the council has said, in order to guarantee expert work at the environmentally sensitive site. While local contractors may be upset about not having the work, they must understand that most geosynthetic types require careful handling and experience. They must not be confused with earthworks. Learn more here.;

The availability of natural gas pipelines is crucial to the profitability of large dairies converting manure into power in the Midwest. But with more pipelines being built across rural areas to connect major urban zones, the connection points are increasing. In states like Wisconsin, that's helping transform farms with lined lagoons into power centers. Expedited permitting is also helping. Learn more here.;

TenCate Geosynthetics has published a glossary of common geosynthetics terms and definitions on its website. Learn more here.;

In its annual year-end newsletter, NAUE Geosynthetics has announced a significant achievement: ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification for its production sites in Germany. The international company manufactures Bentofix® geosynthetic...

AMI’s Waterproof Membranes conference is back! The next edition will take place 8 – 10 November 2021 at the Pullman Cologne hotel in Cologne, Germany. The single-track, international conference focuses on...

Start the week with the latest in the geoengineering world. Here's the GeoWire conversation for the week of August 10. WORK SMARTER. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Northern Illinois University and Argonne have engineered...

The International Erosion Control Association's charitable fund, Save Our International Land (SOIL), raised more than $1,500 at Environmental Connection 2012 through its third annual SOIL Fund Silent Auction. The auction, which was held on Tuesday, February 28th, featured items collected from countries around the world which were generously donated by SOIL Fund Committee members and active supporters.

As the calendar year winds down, professional development opportunities such as engineering webinars are utilized more. For some, these sessions provide needed PDHs. For others, it is...

Environmental Specialties International is a top-tier installer of geosynthetic materials, with projects in all regions in major infrastructure segments such as waste management, oil and gas, mining, and coal...

During the last International Erosion Control Association (IECA) conference and exhibition, Geosynthetica's Elizabeth Peggs sat down with Beth Chesson, Co-Chair of the IECA Committee on Standards & Practices. The...

Geosynthetic barriers perform exceptionally well in liquid containment applications, but gas barrier performance can still be improved. Volatile organic compounds, for example, can diffuse through barrier systems. The rate...

International geosynthetics manufacturer and engineering services provider HUESKER Group has had a lot to celebrate. In recent years, the historical German headquarters marked the company’s 150th anniversary. This...

New Zealand-based Skellerup Containment Systems, part of Viking Group Ltd., is changing its name to Viking Containment. Viking Containment is New Zealand's leading supplier and installer of geosynthetic products, including geosynthetic liners, baffle curtains, floating covers, geotextiles, geocomposites and geogrids. Learn more.

After 28 years, the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) may be on the verge of a name change. The organization, which is a chapter of the International...

Australia plans to replace much of its imported high density polyethylene geomembrane liners with product manufactured onshore. Garden City Plastics Pty. Ltd. (GCP), based at Monbulk, is investing more than A$5 million (US$4.8 million) in a new manufacturing plant to grab a share of the imported lining business, worth an estimated A$50 million (US$48.1 million). In the country, Common applications include floating covers for waste water ponds at paper mills; dam and water channel lining; to contain waste in landfills; and to contain ash at brown coal-fired power stations. Learn more here.;

It's not often that someone responds to criticism of landfilll proposals (in newspapers) with actual civil engineering information. In the area of Grand Forks, North Dakota, that has happened. Dr. Harvey Gullicks, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of North Dakota, has waded into the fray to explain why the placement of garbage in a landfill is not, as previously published in the paper, like pushing a sharp object into a thin, home garbage bag. Gullicks note is appreciated by the engineering community--though, to judge by one of the vituperative responses, not by landfill critics in Grand Forks.

A new online software program to select the proper components and design an inlet filter unit for a storm water drainage system is now available from Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS), the world's largest manufacturer of corrugated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. The step-by-step FLEXSTORM® Product Configurator is available free of charge at www.inletfilters.com and allows a filter to be configured based on drainage structure type and filtration needs.

ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics' Sam Allen and George Koerner have announced that a Geosynthetic Research Institute (GRI) / ASTM Workshop on "Geosynthetic Material Durability: Field and Laboratory Experiences" will be held 29 January 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. This important, new workshop will immediately follow the two days of D35's winter meetings. The four segments of the workshop will focus on long-term field experiences; accelerated weathering studies; polymers and additives packages; and a panel discussion. Abstracts for presentations will be accepted through 30 September 2009. Read more about the event.

Vietnam's president, Nguyen Minh Triet, visited the country's Phu Tho province, which has experienced impressive growth in GDP, industrial production and foreign trade in recent quarters. The province is particularly poised for aquacultural growth, as it possesses the nation's largest area of aquaculture waters (9,000+ ha). Learn more here.;