ESCN Update
12/03/2008
The latest episode of Land and Water's Erosion and Sediment Control Network (ESCN.tv) is available. This week's stories include Tencate's geosynthetic work for the new I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the geosynthetics industry and waste management, Clean Water Act violations, and more. Watch the short broadcast online. ID:
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REMINDER: Sardinia 2009 Abstracts
12/03/2008
The organizers of Sardinia 2009--the 12th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium--would like to remind geosynthetica's readers that the deadline for receipt of abstracts is 30 January 2009. This installment of the Sardinia Symposium will focus on innovative aspects of "Sustainable Waste Management," presenting new technologies, describing the state of the art and related case studies, discussing controversial subjects, sharing experiences among different countries, and evaluating social and economical balances. The event will take place 5-9 October 2009 in Sardinia, Italy. ID:
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EPA Issues $1.75 Million Tribal Grant
12/03/2008
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Northern Arizona University's Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals received a $1.75 million grant to support a steering committee of tribal co-regulators to work with EPA on solid and hazardous waste cleanup issues. EPA is also releasing a tribal strategy to advance the protection and restoration of land in Indian country. The new strategy provides a detailed plan of how EPA will strengthen its partnership with tribes to advance the shared goal of protecting public health and land resources in Indian country. Read more. ID:
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Press Brief, 2 December 2008
12/02/2008
We have a number of stories were following in the global press that may interest users of geosynthetics. A handful of them are highlighted on our Press Brief page along with news of events we've added to our database. More updates will be available as stories are produced and events announced throughout the day. Visit the Press Brief page. ID:
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Tank Linings for Chemical Process Industries
12/02/2008
Rapra has announced the publication of Tank Linings for Chemical Process Industries by V.C. Chandrasekaran. Rubber linings can be used as passive protection against the corrosion of plant and equipment in the chemical process industries. Rubbers act as sacrificial materials reacting or un-reacting with the corrosive media. Rubbers age but their life cycle is good enough to protect the metals against corrosion and erosion. This book describes exactly how to use rubber as a lining in tanks and how to overcome problems associated with this technique. ID:
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Mining vs. Emotion in Costa Rica
12/02/2008
Jessica Barran's piece at the University for Peace website is firmly against the mining of gold in Costa Rica's northern Crusitas mine, but it may be worth reading for understanding the ways in which communities where resources lay do not see their presence as welcomed. The environmental concerns are real and should be heard--but so should decent science and technology. The right containment materials, facility design, operations and environmental remediation plan can be done responsible. Just as a failure in one country can be cited, so too can a great many successfully managed sites. ID:
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Geosynthetics International
12/01/2008
Volume 15, Issue 6 of Thomas Telford's journal Geosynthetics International is now available online. Geosynthetics International is an official journal of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), and electronic access to the journal is free for IGS members. Please click the link below to read through the abstracts of the papers presented in this issue. ID:
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