Coupled Environmental Processes and Long-term Performance of Landfill Covers in the northern Mojave Desert
Evapotransiration (ET) covers have gained widespread acceptance as a closure feature for waste disposal sites, particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern U.S. But as landforms, ET covers are subject to change over time because of processes such as pedogenesis, hydrologic processes, vegetation establishment and change, and biological processes. To better understand the effects of coupled process changes to ET covers, a series of four primary analog sites in Yucca Flat on the Nevada Test Site, along with measurements and observations from other locations in the Mojave Desert, were selected to evaluate changes in ET covers over time. The analog sites, of varying ages, were selected to address changes in the early post-institutional control period, the 1,000-year compliance period for disposal of low-level and mixed low-level waste, and the 10,000-year compliance period for transuranic waste sites.
- Research Organization:
- Desert Research Institute, University and Community College System of Nevada (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-00NV13609
- OSTI ID:
- 823818
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NV/13609-32; DRI Pub. No. 45203; TRN: US0401813
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 12 May 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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