Navigating Unexpected Contaminants with Your Geomembrane System
Part 1: What are the Concerns of Unexpected Contaminants
By coincidence, two independent surveys were recently released which identified key issues in the U.S. Water Industry. The reports are:
On the evening of February 3, 2023, a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The tanker cars, carrying several types of chemicals, ruptured, and caught fire.
The aftermath unfolded in the news for days, weeks, and months. The event impacted the population of the small community most directly, but also created an environmental investigation for Ohio and the surrounding states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Wastewater Series: How Geomembranes help to improve Water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment
Part 4 - Geomembrane Applications in Secondary - Tertiary Wastewater Treatment and Residuals Management
Wastewater Series: How Geomembranes help to improve Water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment
Part 3: Geomembrane Applications in Wastewater Collection and Equalization, and Primary Treatment
Wastewater Series: How Geomembranes help to improve water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment
Part 2: Wastewater Treatment Processes
Wastewater Series: How Geomembranes help to improve water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment
Part 1: Wastewater Industry in North America
The terms attachments, penetrations and terminations are often considered synonymous, or at least in the same family, when used in the context of geomembranes. This post will focus on attachments and specifically a review of ASTM D6497, one of the main guides for geomembrane mechanical attachments.
As Engineers, we use the term “failure” in a number of ways but know that it implies something did not perform as expected. Was it the fault of the “failed” thing or action, or was it a failure in how it was expected to perform, under those conditions? Regardless, we all know that failure brings negative connotations in many ways, and none are desirable.
