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Geosintéticos en Medio Ambiente
Landfill Components
1. Base liner system 5. Gas collection system
2. Side slope liners 6. GW monitoring
systems
3. Final cover system
7. SW management
4. Liquid collection
systems
systems
Base Lining System
Configurations
Base Lining System
Configurations (cont.)
RCRA – Subtitle D
• Design Criteria:
– Composite liner
– Leachate collection system
Design Criteria: Subtitle D
Waste
12 in Operations Layer
Geotextile Filter
24 in
Low Hydraulic
Conductivity Soil
(k ≤ 1x10-7 cm/s)
Prepared Subgrade
Example of Base Liner Alternative
Waste
12 in Operations Layer
Geotextile Filter
Prepared Subgrade
RCRA – Subtitle C
• Definition of hazardous waste:
– “Listed” constituents
– Mixture
– Derived
– Criteria on:
• ignitability
• corrosivity
• reactivity
• toxicity
RCRA – Subtitle C (cont.)
• Location standards
• Groundwater protection
• Design criteria:
– Double liner
– Leak detection system
– Thicker clay layer
• Closure criteria
Design Criteria: Subtitle C
Waste
12 in Operations Layer
Geotextile Filter
Low Hydraulic
36 in
Conductivity Soil
(k ≤ 1x10-7 cm/s)
Prepared Subgrade
Base Liner System in a New MSW Facility
Subgrade
Protection Layer
Needlepunched
Nonwoven Geotextile
Secondary Liner
Needlepunched
Nonwoven Geotextile
HDPE
Geomembrane
Leak Detection System
Nonwoven
Geotextile
Geonet
Primary Liner
NW Geotextile
GCL
HDPE Geomembrane
Primary Liner
GCL
HDPE Geomembrane
Berm
Leachate Collection System
Needlepunched
Nonwoven Geotextile
Berm
Leachate Collection System
Gravel Layer
Needlepunched
Nonwoven Geotextile
Leachate Collection System
Gravel Layer
Sump
Needlepunched
Nonwoven Geotextile
New MSW Facility
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