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vegetation;
soil types;
geosynthetic materials;
initial moisture conditions;
layer thicknesses;
slopes; and
drain spacing and liner placement.
Landfill closures
Use of the HELP model is required by the EPA to evaluate closure designs
of hazardous and nonhazardous waste management facilities.
vegetation;
cover soils;
waste cells;
lateral drain layers;
low permeability barrier soils; and
synthetic geomembrane liners.
The model calculates daily, monthly, annual, and average annual estimates. It
estimates amounts of:
runoff;
evapotranspiration;
drainage;
leachate collection; and
liner leakage.
Specifications
HELP v4.0 uses an Excel workbook with embedded macros to support the user
interface. It has been tested for use in Excel 2007 (Windows operating system)
and higher and works on 64-bit processers. HELP V4.0 requires that Microsoft
Excel 2007 or higher is installed. This updated version of the software will run on
64-bit systems with Microsoft Excel software.
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