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3 December 2008

ESCN Update
Erosion and Sediment Control Network, ESCN.tvThe 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: 3347

Holiday Closure Dates from BTL
BTL GeomembranesGeomembrane and fabrication specialist firm BTL has issued its annual letter regarding holiday closure dates. The company and its staff will close for a holiday mid-day on December 23 and will reopen on January 5.

Read general manager Ron MacKenzie's letter here.
ID: 3350

EPA Issues $1.75 Million Tribal Grant
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.
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Dow Geomembranes

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REMINDER: Sardinia 2009 Abstracts
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: 3348

AMI Releases Polyolefin Additives 2009 Brochure
Polyolefin Additives 2009Applied Market Information (AMI) has released the brochure for Polyolefin Additives 2009, the 2nd international conference on Polyolefin Additives. The event will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany from 30 March - 1 April 2009. Adding value and enhancing performance are key functions of additives for polyolefins. The chemical industry is constantly aiming to produce better products and this conference brings together experts in plastics and additives to discuss the latest developments.

Download your copy in PDF today.
ID: 3351

Book Watch: Tank Linings for Chemical Process Industries
Tank LiningsRapra 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.

Read more about the book.
ID: 3343

2 December 2008

ASTM Update
ASTM InternationalThe latest updates from ASTM International are available. This week's new standards and work items include three entries from the always-active Committee D18 on Soil and Rock. The lone standard revision deals with terminology, while the two work items pertain to abadoned mine sites.

Visit the ASTM Update page for details.
ID: 3341

Press Review, 2 December 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: 3342

GeoAfrica Generates Tremendous Interest
GeoAfrica 2009The organizing committee for GeoAfrica 2009 have announced a new schedule for abstract review and comment, due to the receipt of more than twice the number of abstracts they'd expected. The expert review teams have been overwhelmed (but quite pleased). Notification and modification requests will now be sent out by 30 December 2008. Final acceptance/rejection of abstracts will come by 30 January 2009. Full papers will be due by 28 February 2009.

The event will take place as planned 2-5 September 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
ID: 3336

BTL Geosynthetics
Large panels can offer tremendous advantages, such as quicker installation and seams that have been created and tested in the controlled environment of a factory.

The Power of One
BTL GeomembranesThis year, Oregon-based BTL moved into a cavernous new facility--one that can finally meet the company's increasing project portfolio. This is the second facility expansion move for BTL in only a few years. One project that underscores the advantages of the new headquarters is the 105,000-sq.-ft., single panel of 20-mil geomembrane that the company fabricated for a pond liner installation in Wisconsin.

Read the case study here.




Calendar

Cooperating Organizations

geosynthetica.net is proud to be a Cooperating Organization/Publication to the following events:

IECA - EC09 EC09
Reno, Nevada, USA
9-12 February 2009
Geosynthetics 2009 Geosynthetics 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
25-27 February 2009
Cooperation for Waste Issues Cooperation in Waste Issues
Karkhiv, Ukraine
8-9 April 2009
GeoAfrica 2009 - Geosynthetics Conference GeoAfrica 2009
Cape Town, South Africa
2-5 September 2009

For all events and calls for papers go to the Calendar Index.

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Upcoming Events

Find more events on the Calendar Page

IN OTHER NEWS...

  • The latest resin index updates.
  • The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society for Plastics Engineers (SPE) will host the next Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC 2009) in Orlando, Florida, 25-27 February 2009
  • Waste to Resources, Third International Symposium (MBT & MRF 2009) will be held 12-14 May 2009 in Hanover, Germany. Abstracts are due 4 December 2008.
  • Fox River PCB cleanup costs are now estimated at $600 million is needed.
  • CETCO has announced the relocation of its Arlington Heights offices to the new AMCOL International corporate campus in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
  • Steep slope erosion control--at vineyards
  • Firestone has revamped its website, with its clean look and organization.
  • Read a release from TenCate on the role geosynthetics are playing regarding the role of geosynthetics in the rebuilt I-35 bridge in Minneapolis.
  • Get involved! geosynthetica is conducting a mining industry survey. Learn more from Elizabeth Peggs.

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What We're Reading

Geosynthetics International 15.6 Available
Geosynthetics InternationalVolume 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. The current issue contains a revised version of Chris Lawson's Giroud Lecture, geofoam in reinforced soil walls, puncture resistance of PVC geomembranes, Interaction characteristics of geosynthetics with fine tailings in pullout test, and long-term water flow capacity and core stability of geosynthetic drainage materials.

Read through the abstracts of the papers presented in this issue.


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