Engineering geology and ground water considerations for sanitary landfills in Wisconsin-aged morainal deposits of central Indiana
In the past five years the author has been engaged as an engineering geology consultant concerning a number of existing and proposed landfills, located in the Wisconsin morainal plains of central Indiana. Work has involved the representation of landfill owners in some cases and opposing citizens in others. For each case except one, municipal waste or conventional waste landfills were involved with the other involving hazardous waste disposal. Several major geologic considerations are involved in proper sitting of landfills in this region. These include: (1) Type, nature and stratigraphy of unconsolidated materials; (2) Thickness of unconsolidated material; (3) Type and nature of bedrock below unconsolidated material: (4) Groundwater supplies in vicinity; (5) Topography of site including flood potential; and (6) Groundwater table and water bearing zones involved. Engineering details of landfill construction and monitoring must also be considered in regard to the site geology. Aspects of leachate generation and containment must be addressed as well.
- Research Organization:
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5893011
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8510489-
- Journal Information:
- Geol. Soc. Am., Abstr. Programs; (United States), Vol. 17; Conference: 98. annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Orlando, FL, USA, 28-31 Oct 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MORAINES
HYDROLOGY
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
STRATIGRAPHY
SANITARY LANDFILLS
GEOLOGY
GROUND WATER
INDIANA
TOPOGRAPHY
FEDERAL REGION V
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
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