System for securing landfills
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1. In a method for securing a landfill containing waste materials wherein a bottom liner and a top liner of flexible polymeric water impervious material is utilized, the improvement which comprises the steps of:
- A) providing in said landfill a bottom liner having on at least one side a coating of an elastomeric coating composition containing rubber crumb;
B) placing waste material on said bottom liner;
C) providing a top liner so as to cover said waste material, and thenD) coating said top liner with an effective amount of said coating composition so as to seal and encapsulate said waste material between said bottom and top liners.
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The invention provides a method for securing waste landfills so as to prevent seepage of fluids into natural formations. A coating composition containing rubber crumb is sprayed onto polymeric liners enclosing the waste so as to encapsulate the ends or seams.
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1. In a method for securing a landfill containing waste materials wherein a bottom liner and a top liner of flexible polymeric water impervious material is utilized, the improvement which comprises the steps of:
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A) providing in said landfill a bottom liner having on at least one side a coating of an elastomeric coating composition containing rubber crumb; B) placing waste material on said bottom liner; C) providing a top liner so as to cover said waste material, and then D) coating said top liner with an effective amount of said coating composition so as to seal and encapsulate said waste material between said bottom and top liners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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