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Apr 26, 2012
Sorption and Diffusive Transport of PBDE through an HDPE Geomembrane
Authors: P. Taghizadeh Saheli [email protected], R. K. Rowe [email protected], A. Rutter [email protected], and R. W. I Brachman [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
Abstract
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) are used as flame retardants in plastics, textiles, electrical components and other materials to slow the ignition and spread of fire. PBDEs bioaccumulate in blood, breast milk, and fat tissues and they show association with endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, and developmental neurotoxicity in rodent studies. The total PBDE concentration in landfill leachate is reported to be up to about 1,500 ng/L. In this study the sorption of PBDE to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane is examined by performing sorption laboratory tests. Techniques to be used for assessing the diffusive properties including partitioning, diffusion and permeation coefficients of the geomembrane are discussed.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Chemical processes
- Chemistry
- Diffusion
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Fires
- Freight transportation
- Geomaterials
- Geomembranes
- Geosynthetics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Infrastructure
- Laboratory tests
- Man-made disasters
- Materials engineering
- Plastics
- Polyethylene
- Sorption
- Synthetic materials
- Tests (by type)
- Thermodynamics
- Transport phenomena
- Transportation engineering
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Ph.D. Candidate, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.E-mail: [email protected]
Professor, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6.E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Studies and Director, Analytical Services Unit, Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6.E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6.E-mail: [email protected]
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