Publications [#58199] of J. Jeffrey Peirce

Papers Published

1. Sallfors, Goran and Peirce, J. Jeffrey, REVERSE-FLOW LANDFILL DESIGN FOR WASTE CHEMICALS., Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 110 no. 2 (1984), pp. 495 - 497
   (last updated on 2007/04/09)

   Abstract:
   To reduce the risk of liner failures, to control cost, and to make landfills acceptable to the public, a design is suggested in which chemical leachate migration is prevented by artificially creating a reversed flow of water. In this design, the landfill is placed above the ground-water table. The liner of this facility is multilayered and consists of a leachate collection system to collect possible leachate moving downward from the waste disposal area as well as supply water moving upward, a compacted clay liner with a low hydraulic conductivity, sand and gravel to distribute supply water in the reverse flow operation, and a liner constructed either of compacted clay or synthetic material, or both, to act as a back-up barrier to the waste and to confine the water supplied for reverse flow.

   Keywords:
   CLAY;FLOW OF WATER - Porous Materials;