Containment

For three years, a patent dispute has played out between Concrete Canvas and Eurobent over the latter company's material Tiltex™. Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd. is the inventor of Concrete...

DuPont Performance Elastomers, manufacturers of the long-successful Hypalon® chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE), released a short statement in May this year that it would exit the Hypalon® market. The exit was abrupt, with an end of June 2009 target set for ceasing production. The move will affect many industries, including geosynthetics.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may kill a plan to install a plastic liner along 10 miles of the polluted south fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. The liner was intended to keep clean surface water from mixing with groundwater polluted from past mining activity. Last summer, the liner drew criticism during public hearings over an expanded Superfund cleanup in the upper Coeur d'Alene Basin. Local residents worried the south fork would lose its natural look. Learn more here.;

The recently launched StrataPro™ geotechnical software platform from Strata Systems, Inc. is a welcomed addition to the tools engineers can use to improve GRS design. Geosynthetically reinforced soil structures...

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is accepting abstracts for its 2010 conference and exhibition through 16 October 2009. The event will be held 16-18 August 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. It will be co-located with the American Public Works Association's (APWA) annual event. Learn more about WASTECON in the Call for Presentations PDF. Learn more here.;

TRI will host three geosynthetics CQA training short courses and two certification opportunities November 27 - December 1 in Austin, Texas The next CQA Week will present multiple opportunities for...

The contractor working on a new, 100-million gallon reclaimed water reservoir in Pasco County, Florida has been given the okay to add a liner to the reservoir and construct an extra berm for flood security. The Southwest Florida Water Management District made an additional pledge of $2 million. The reclaimed water--largely treated wastwater--is used in irrigation, for golf courses, school fields and parks. Learn more here.;

TenCate Geosynthetics has appointed Paul Firrell (44) as new managing director Europe, effective 1 January 2011. Mr Firrell has vast experience in the geosynthetics industry, including 18 years with GSE Lining Technology Inc., manufacturer of geosynthetic liners and related products and services. Here he was Managing Director of the company's EMEA and Russian operations and also held the role of Group Chief Operating Officer of the global business.

A technical session on floating covers has been proposed for Geosynthetics 2009, to be held 25-27 February 2009 in Salt Lake City. This would be the first session on floating covers at a geosynthetics conference. Ian Peggs invites all those with experience in floating covers to submit a 300 word abstract to the conference before mid-June. Read more about this session, including application ideas, here.

Installation expert Comanco has launched a corporate blog at which numerous project images and updates are regularly posted. Learn more here.;

Canada's Yellowknife wrestles with a difficult far-northern environment, but that's no excuse for not properly managing its waste, say its officials. The current landfill is being closed and a new cell opened. Modern, geosynthetic design is utilized even in this cold region engineering. Learn more here.;

Pipe and Profile Extrusion is a bimonthly digital magazine from Applied Market Information (AMI), a leading provider of market intelligence and events for the global extrusion markets. The magazine is distributed electronically to the producers of plastic pipes, tubes and profiles around the world. Access to the magazine is free-of-charge and readers can download pages as PDFs for printing, storage and sharing. Read the issue online today. Learn more here.;

South Africa's Mining Weekly reports on the growing trend of heap leach pads in the continent's mining practices. Gold producer Simmer & Jack is set to install its first test heap leach pad shortly Mpumalanga. Spillage dams and PVC liners for the associated metallurgical plant will be used for containment. Learn more here.;

On 21 March 2011, I-CORP INTERNATIONAL, Inc. marks 20 years of international geosynthetic materials performance consulting work that has taken us to more than 35 countries--from Alaska to Australia, India to Israel, China, Namibia, South Africa and elsewhere. Now that we can look back with 20/20 vision, we've identified 20 defining moments in those 20 years.

By Patricia Dolez, Eric Blond, and Pascal Saunier – Management of tailings, such as in oil sands operations, is one of the major operational and environmental challenges faced by...

Pitchcare magazine delivers a short note on the lined Walton Heath Golf Club reservoir in Portlaoise County, Ireland. Irriplan specified the geomembrane used. More details are forthcoming. Learn more here.;

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has been honored with a Gold Award for Best Trade Magazine in Association TRENDS' 2009 All-Media Contest. It was one of more than 425 entries in the association publications contest. The TRENDS All-Media Contest is an annual competition held exclusively for associations, recognizing the most creative and effective communication vehicles developed in the industry over the prior year. The 2009 competition included more than 425 entries in 26 categories of association communications

The recent increase in discussion on finer points to geomembrane installations (e.g., managing geomembrane wrinkling) has us revisiting stories on other significant points regarding geomembrane system performance. Here, we...

Montreal (Qc) – Solmax releases its first issue  of a series of technical magazines. We are proud to present Mining Solutions, a publication which explains the benefits and the use of polyethylene geomembranes...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the feasibility of developing brownfields and Superfund sites for renewable energy production. This could include exposed geomembrane caps with thin-film photovoltaic cells or rigid cells bonded to geomembrane or synthetic grass systems. Learn more here.;

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has a long and successful record of promoting geosynthetics research in university engineering programs through is GSI Fellowship Awards program. The 2015 – 2016 Fellowship...

Greenwich, Connecticut is recovering from heavy storms that caused significant erosion damage to residential and park areas. New erosion and vegetation recovery methods are sought along with better stormwater management solutions. Read about it in the Greenwich Time. Learn more here.;

Get the latest information on PlastaFlex IG (Industrial Grade) and PlastaFlex FG (Fish Grade) geomembranes. Download the data sheet here (PDF). Learn more here.;

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) will hold a number of full-day courses on February 25 during Environmental Connection 2014. The full conference takes place 25-28 February 2014 in...

Save USD $200/night at the GeoAmericas 2016 hotel! Organizers for the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics have announced an extension on the conference rate for rooms at the Loews...