Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop (1997)

Chapter: Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps

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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.

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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.

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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.

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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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Suggested Citation: "Natural Physical and Biological Processes Compromise the Long-term Performance of Compacted Soil Caps." National Research Council. 1997. Barrier Technologies for Environmental Management: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5539.
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