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    Impact of Heavy Metals on Consolidation Properties of Bentonite

    Bentonite is frequently used as a liner material at the waste disposal site because of its high swelling ability, high contaminant adsorption capacity and low hydraulic conductivity. It acts as a barrier mater...

    Saswati Ray, Bismoy Roy Chowdhury in Proceedings of the 8th International Congr… (2019)

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    Adsorption and Hydraulic Conductivity Studies on Bentonites in the Presence of Zinc

    Clay liners are commonly used in landfills to avoid the contaminant migration from the waste to the groundwater and the surrounding environment. Bentonite contains montmorillonite mineral that offers favourabl...

    Saswati Ray, Anil Kumar Mishra in Advances in Computer Methods and Geomechan… (2020)

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    Effect and Management of Various Terrestrial Weeds—Review

    Terrestrial weeds affect ecosystems like forest, agriculture, and urban areas seriously, which demand proper management of these invasive plants. Due to their fast adaption and morphological advancement, contr...

    Biswanath Saha, Heena Kauser, Meena Khwairakpam in Recent Developments in Waste Management (2020)

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    Relevance of Physicochemical and Nutritional Variables During Rotary Drum Composting of Water Hyacinth with Biochar Amendment

    Biochar (BC) is characterized by lower moisture content and enriched carbon whose utilization in composting successfully improves the efficacy of composting process by increasing the thermophilic temperature a...

    Siddhartha Paul, Mayur Shirish Jain in Recent Developments in Waste Management (2020)

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    Impact on Bentonite Due to the Presence of Various Concentrations of Lead and Copper Solutions

    Heavy metals are directly introduced to the environment, groundwater and waterways by means of several industrial activities. Migration of metal from the landfill to the surrounding environment is a serious en...

    Saswati Ray, Anil Kumar Mishra, Ajay S. Kalamdhad in Sustainable Environmental Geotechnics (2020)

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    Seasonal and Spatial Variation of DO and BOD for Assessment of the Water Quality of Brahmaputra River

    In this study, an attempt has been made to monitor the water quality of the Brahmaputra river by analysing two major parameters, viz., DO and BOD by plotting various curves to determine the seasonal as well as...

    Siddhant Dash, Smitom Borah in Recent Developments in Waste Management (2020)