Environmental Geotechnology

Addresses the problems surrounding the disposal, use and management of waste, stressing the importance of better co-operation and collaboration among scientists, engineers and regulators. Contents: Characterization of wastes; Risk assessment techniques; Fundamentals of experimental & theoretical modelling of contaminant transport; Determination of model parameters; Soil waste interactions which influence performance; Design & analysis schemes for passive containment systems; Available & emerging active systems; Performance assessment methods;