Dealing with lining the pits in which dead animals are disposed during the foot-and-mouth epidemic.

The UK Environment Agency is having to deal with lining the pits in which
dead animals are disposed during the foot-and-mouth epidemic. Natural clay
is used where available. Alternatively, GCLs or prefabricated PP liners
are used. HDPE is not being used because there simply are not enough field
welding crews to tackle the problem.
The UK Environment Agency will be introducing several landfill liner
technical guidance documents
followed by a seminar at Manchester University on 28 March 2001. Speakers
at the seminar are Bernard Myles (Geomembrane and Geotextile Standards), Ian
Peggs (Geomembrane Performance, CQA, Liner Testing), David Hall (Liner
Modelling), and Russell Jones/Neil Dixon (Slope Stability). For further
information contact Rob Marshall at
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