Containment

Layfield has commissioned the world's largest combined geotextile sewing and geomembrane welding production line. With this line, dubbed the GeoFab 5X, Layfield has significantly scaled up its plant conversion capabilities...

Senator Boxer's Floor Statement on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA) (Remarks as prepared for delivery) I am so pleased that the bipartisan conference agreement on the...

From 1963 - 1977, Maxey Flats in Kentucky accepted nuclear waste for disposal. Since 1977, the site has been an on-going cleanup and monitoring site. A geomembrane cap was installed to prevent further incursion of water after 900,000 gallons of leachate was extracted, and a final cap is planned. Today, the site is considered much safer and is welcoming visitors to observe and learn about the environmental controls. Learn more here.;

By Abigail Gilson-Beck and Julio Ferreira – Designers of geomembrane-lined containment facilities commonly assume two to five leaks per hectare, with each leak of the size or diameter of...

Pacific Comox Resources Ltd. reports that the contract for the installation of the first test leach pad at the Mabel property has been signed. The preliminary site clearance and contouring is underway. This is being followed by the laying of the clay base for the geomembrane which will be followed by about a 0.3 meter layer of crushed and screened granodiorite filter material on which the mineralization to be leached will be placed.

Imagine IM opened Australia’s first commercial-scale graphene manufacturing plant in 2016. The company, working with Geofabrics Australasia, has helped developed the world’s first graphene-enhanced geotextile. A graphene-based materials conference,...

The Dow Chemical Company, a leader in science and technology, launched its new Dow Construction Chemicals business at the 4th Annual Middle East Drymix Mortar Association (MEDMA) Conference, taking place in Dubai on November 25. The conference is staged during Big 5, the region's leading building and construction show. The new business unit brings together the construction expertise of Rohm and Haas and Dow Wolff Cellulosics to offer in-depth technical knowledge and effective formulation development experience to manufacturers of building and construction products around the world, supported by dedicated facilities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Learn more here.;

For three years, a patent dispute has played out between Concrete Canvas and Eurobent over the latter company's material Tiltex™. Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd. is the inventor of Concrete...

The World Bank has released its African Development Indicators 2007. The report finds that the continent has grown on pace with the rest of the world - 4.5 percent. Much of Africa, it seems, is turning the corner. Sustaining growth is key. That will require investment in infrastructure, environment, agriculture and more. Download the report in PDF here. Learn more here.;

Update on CEN/TC 189 activities -short report on the last TC 189 meeting in Lisbon (26 October 2001)

Sika CEO Jan Jenisch: "The fact that we have had a record year in 2013 is due to the expertise and commitment of our 16,293 employees. Their energy and...

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) continues to rally its individual and corporate members around the Turkish Chapter of the IGS. After the June 28 attack at Istanbul’s international airport,...

October is turning out to be a month of substantially good news for Imagine IM. The Australia-based producer of graphene has just been recognized with an Australian Engineering Excellence...

Betsy Hart, Executive Director of the National Aquaculture Association (NAA), and her staff have provided a release detailing the association's new contact information and move from West Virginia to Arkansas. The move is effective 21 July 2008.

When GeoAfrica 2013 convenes in Accra, Ghana 18-20 November 2013, Prof. Malek Bouazza (Monash University) will deliver one of the keynote addresses on a subject dear to Ghana’s continuing...

In Chesley, Ontario, Geotubes are being used to dewatering sewage lagoons. It is the first cleaning of the lagoons in 25 years and the first municipal use of geosynthetic dewatering tubes in the Grey-Bruce region. This simple process uses permeable geotextile bags that retain solids while usable lagoon water leaks back into the facility. The Geotube brand is manufactured by TenCate. The Chesley project uses 100-ft-long, 30-ft-circumference tubes capable of holding 38,000 litres. Dewatering is being conducted by Eganville-based Bishop Water Technologies Inc. Other nearby communities are considering the same lagoon cleanup plan. Learn more here.;

You can still register online for the Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) 2010. Registration will be available on-site too for the 3-6 October 2010 event at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. The GWMS is an esteemed forum for the presentation of peer-reviewed applied and fundamental research and case studies on waste management. This unique educational opportunity will not be around again until 2012. Learn more.

Pipelines International has published an article on its website regarding the construction of pipelines in rainforests. Among the many recommendations is the need for geotextiles or other geosynthetics to ensure access road stability. The soils at most of these sites do not have good load bearing capacity. Geosynthetics provide that support and allow dependable pipeline construction. Learn more here.;

The exhibition area, already extended, has sold out and the international group of expert speakers are ready. The fifth edition of Geosynthetics Middle East, organized by SKZ and being held again under the patronage of Abu Dhabi Municipality, will unfold 19–20 November 2012 at the Rocco Forte Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This year's speakers hail from the UAE, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Italy, United Kingdom, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. They'll address the transportation infrastructure and environmental solutions theme through case studies, research, new materials and application approaches, and direct interaction with the attendees.

By Laura Clark – Did you know that all of IECA’s online education and webinars are peer-reviewed? IECA is constantly striving to improve and grow its educational offerings. All...

Scott Barker of the Knoxville News Sentinel has published a nice update to the Kingston, Tennessee coal ash spill from December 2008. That reservoir break released 5.4 million cubic yards of contaminated fly ash. Some 25,000 pages of TVA records from the facility have been released and tell an interesting story of a dredge pond suffering continual leaks and breaks for decades. Cleanup may exceed $800 million. Learn more here.;

See the latest geomembrane data at geosindex.com. Learn more here.;

ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has announced work item WK36298, "New Test Method for Long Term Efficiency of Drainage Geocomposites." The work item's scope notes that it is intended to determine the potential loss of efficiency caused by biological or chemical growth which can develop in a drainage geocomposite; and to obtain an indication that both the filter and the core of a drainage geocomposite will remain functional over an extended period of time. Proof of leachate collection layer performance is key to the work item. Learn more here.;

A group of researchers under prof. Ehud Gazit at the Tel Aviv University were looking for a cure for Alzheimer's Disease when they discovered a new way to get peptides to self-assemble at high-temperatures in a vacuum. The resulting structure, a "peptide forest," has some interesting physical properties that could make it useful for solar energy. This "peptide forest" is useful in that it repels both water and dust. If solar panels were coated with it, they would be self-cleaning and could produce more clean energy. Learn more here.;

The American Public Works Association (APWA) offers an extensive series of professional development webinars and webcasts. On January 18 and 19, the association is rebroadcasting three of its most recent and most popular events: the three-part study guide towards the Certified Public Infrastructure Inspector exam and Stormwater Manager certification. Learn more.