Installation Restoration: Navy Landfills and EPA Cover Guidance

Abstract

The Navy has 229 hazardous waste landfills that must be treated or capped. Treatment of these wastes is often complicated and expensive due to the wide range of contaminants present. Current technology does not meet the needs for remediating all 229 sites. An alternative to treatment is to design a long-term cover, or cap, for the landfill. Current EPA guidance allows for modifications which may reduce costs and increase life expectancy of a final cover system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250132

Entities

People

  • A. Walker
  • J. Dhooge
  • L. Karr

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Contamination
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Sanitary Engineering
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.