Two papers at Geo-Frontiers will review the relationship between containment geosynthetics and the transmission of VOCs. The first paper, “Diffusion of Volatile Organic Compounds through an HDPE Geomembrane,” will be presented on Tuesday, March 15, by Nathalie Touze-Foltz of Cemagref. The paper will describe the findings of Cemagref research on this topic. The second paper, “Sorption and Diffusion of BTEX through Thin-Film EVOH,” discusses the ability of modified film to block VOC diffusion. This is a timely subject as new geomembrane materials incorporating EVOH have recently been developed, the first of this kind is now being manufactured by Raven Industries. The second paper will be presented on Tuesday, March 15, between 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM in the “Geosynthetic Properties and Evaluation” track. It is authored by Rebecca S. McWatters and R. Kerry Rowe of Queen’s University.

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