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Powering through extremes: Fuel containment in Moose Creek

June 1st, 2023

FIGURE 1 Earthen trench. Photo courtesy of Latitude 63 Alaska, the Arctic, and similar cold weather regions are expected to play a key role in supplying future energy needs for the world. As energy resources continue to be pursued in these extreme climates to meet the energy demands of society, protection of our natural resources […]

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Inspecting a six-year-old geomembrane

April 14th, 2022

Seaman Corp. describes a rare opportunity for inspecting a 6-year-old geomembrane at the Knoxville, Tenn., World’s Fair Park. By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. WFP Park and lake in Knoxville, Tenn. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. The lake at the Knoxville, Tenn., 1982 World’s Fair Park was relined with the XR-5 geomembrane in […]

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Part 3: Five pieces of data that will give higher assurances of chemical compatibility when selecting a geomembrane

January 26th, 2022

By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Figure 1 XR-5 Geomembrane Process Wastewater Impoundment, Qatar. Photograph courtesy of Arabian Environmental Editor’s note: This is part 3 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and Part 2 was published on Jan. 19. […]

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Part 2: Top ways to overcome difficulties interpreting geomembrane chemical resistance data

January 19th, 2022

By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Oily water/solvents runoff impoundment in Kentucky. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 2 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and part 3 will be published on Jan. 26. It […]

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Part 1: Top reasons chemical resistance is a very important geomembrane property

January 12th, 2022

By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. XR-5 Geomembrane lined Metals Processing Wastewater Impoundment, North Carolina. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 1 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 2 will be published on Jan. 19, 2022, and part 3 will be published […]

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