Emerging Design Concepts to Facilitate Flow of Liquids on Landfills, Waste360. Apr. 2020

Three landfill designers discuss design concepts that are helping to facilitate liquids flow and circumvent problems at landfills. The article discusses how Ali Khatami’s design considerations can help prevent elevated temperature conditions.

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