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| Title: |
| Authors: |
Richard J. Bathurst, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC, Civil Engineering
Department, Royal Military College of Canada (website, e-mail)
R. Kerry Rowe, Civil Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada (website, e-mail)
Barbara Zeeb, Environmental Sciences Group, Royal Military College of Canada,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada (e-mail)
Ken Reimer, Environmental Sciences Group, Royal Military College of Canada,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Department, Royal Military College of Canada (website, e-mail)
R. Kerry Rowe, Civil Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada (website, e-mail)
Barbara Zeeb, Environmental Sciences Group, Royal Military College of Canada,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada (e-mail)
Ken Reimer, Environmental Sciences Group, Royal Military College of Canada,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
The paper describes the background and remediation steps that were taken to contain
migration of a subsurface hydrocarbon contaminant plume at a site in the Canadian
Arctic. A composite liner consisting of a novel fluorine surface-treated high-density
polyethylene geomembrane and a geosynthetic clay liner was selected as the short-term
(several years) barrier solution. The paper describes the design details, the selection
criteria, and the challenges that were overcome to install the barrier system. A
complimentary program of site monitoring is underway together with a parallel program
of laboratory testing investigating the long-term effects of freeze-thaw, low
temperatures, and contact with jet fuel on specimens of the barrier components.
Results from site monitoring show that the barrier system is performing as planned
three years after installation. Laboratory tests completed to date show that the
geosynthetic barrier materials can be expected to maintain acceptably low rates of
hydrocarbon diffusion and advection well beyond the original 3-year design life of the
barrier system.
migration of a subsurface hydrocarbon contaminant plume at a site in the Canadian
Arctic. A composite liner consisting of a novel fluorine surface-treated high-density
polyethylene geomembrane and a geosynthetic clay liner was selected as the short-term
(several years) barrier solution. The paper describes the design details, the selection
criteria, and the challenges that were overcome to install the barrier system. A
complimentary program of site monitoring is underway together with a parallel program
of laboratory testing investigating the long-term effects of freeze-thaw, low
temperatures, and contact with jet fuel on specimens of the barrier components.
Results from site monitoring show that the barrier system is performing as planned
three years after installation. Laboratory tests completed to date show that the
geosynthetic barrier materials can be expected to maintain acceptably low rates of
hydrocarbon diffusion and advection well beyond the original 3-year design life of the
barrier system.
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| Keywords: |
Geosynthetics, barrier, hydrocarbon containment, Arctic, geomembrane,
Geosynthetic Clay Liner
Geosynthetic Clay Liner
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| Abstract: |
A geocomposite barrier for hydrocarbon containment in the Arctic
International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories
Paper # IJGCH_1_1_4
ISSN # 1790-2045