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Vegetated long-term solution for fly ash landfill capping project

February 1, 2023

…stabilized pond core. The clay layer and crowned surface design would significantly increase rainfall runoff. This runoff would require a system of swales designed to handle flow volumes and shear…

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Fall Lobby Day 2022 and GMA Leader of the Year

February 1, 2023

…Fabrics Inc. (WINFAB USA).  This year’s special guest speaker at the Lobby Day reception dinner was LaToya Johnson, team leader, Pavement Design and Performance, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department…

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Mahmassani and Daubenberger join TRB Executive Committee

January 30, 2023

…recipient of the Roy W. Crum Award and is recognized for his distinguished achievements in modeling and understanding individual behavior in complex networks in order to plan, design, and operate…

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Illinois Tech assistant professor awarded funding to stop spread of ‘forever chemicals’ into waterways

January 26, 2023

…Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) assistant professor David Lampert was recently awarded funding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition for a project to stop…

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EPA announces latest actions to protect groundwater and communities from coal ash contamination

January 26, 2023

…and the design of a particular surface impoundment, the operation of the unit has and will continue to ensure there is no reasonable probability of adverse effects to human health…

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Containment vapor barrier system features reinforced geomembrane

January 20, 2023

…compared the design of the new vapor intrusion (VI) barrier technology to commonly used high-density polyethylene (HDPE) systems. “In our lab study, we discovered TerraBase+ provided 100 times more protection…

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The importance of soil resources: Overlooked and undervalued?

January 19, 2023

…to human existence, by delivering multiple goods and services to all of society. These soil-dependent benefits include agricultural production (e.g., food, fiber, fodder and biofuels), water storage and supply (to…

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EPA issues next test order under national testing strategy for PFAS used in plastics, chemical manufacturing

January 10, 2023

…only improve the agency’s understanding of human health effects of HFPO, but also the effects of dozens of PFAS that are structurally similar to HFPO and in the same testing…

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Propex GeoSolutions receives IAA geosynthetics project award

December 1, 2022

…Shoals, Ala., the engineer wanted to include resilient erosion control into the project design. Due to the size and geography of the site, multiple erosion control applications existed. Applications throughout…

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Alabama DOT improves dewatering performance of silt fence

November 30, 2022

…Donald improved the dewatering characteristics of silt fence. They performed structural analysis, design, and assessment of silt fence performance under current practices with a recommended alternative design that improved structural…

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