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'''Daily cover''' is the name given to the layer of compressed [[soil]] or earth which is laid on top of a day's deposition of [[waste]] on an operational [[landfill]] site. The cover helps prevent the interaction between the waste and the air, reducing odors and enabling a firm base upon which for vehicles to operate. Work at the [[Fresno Sanitary Landfill]] was instrumental in establishing the need and utility of daily cover. |
'''Daily cover''' is the name given to the layer of compressed [[soil]] or earth which is laid on top of a day's deposition of [[waste]] on an operational [[landfill]] site. The cover helps prevent the interaction between the waste and the air, reducing odors and enabling a firm base upon which for vehicles to operate. Work at the [[Fresno Sanitary Landfill]] was instrumental in establishing the need and utility of daily cover. |
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The Impacts of Daily Cover |
'''The Impacts of Daily Cover''' |
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State and federal regulations require that some sort of cover material be applied to the current working face at the end of each day and to those interior waste slopes that may be exposed for extended periods of time. This is done to minimize the potential of landfill nuisances affecting the public and the environment. These nuisances include odors, dust, blown litter, and disease vectors (vermin, insects, and birds) |
State and federal regulations require that some sort of cover material be applied to the current working face at the end of each day and to those interior waste slopes that may be exposed for extended periods of time. This is done to minimize the potential of landfill nuisances affecting the public and the environment. These nuisances include odors, dust, blown litter, and disease vectors (vermin, insects, and birds) |
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Alternate Daily Cover |
'''Alternate Daily Cover''' |
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Alternative daily cover (ADC) means cover material other than earthen material placed on the surface of the active face of a municipal solid waste landfill at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. |
Alternative daily cover (ADC) means cover material other than earthen material placed on the surface of the active face of a municipal solid waste landfill at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. |
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Types of Alternate Daily Cover |
'''Types of Alternate Daily Cover''' |
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Currently, daily covers include soil (the standard), tarpaulins/geotextiles (three general types of materials), foams (two general types of materials), condensed phase materials (two non-foamed materials), and a variety of locally available waste (often soil-like) materials approved for daily cover on a case-by-case basis. |
Currently, daily covers include soil (the standard), tarpaulins/geotextiles (three general types of materials), foams (two general types of materials), condensed phase materials (two non-foamed materials), and a variety of locally available waste (often soil-like) materials approved for daily cover on a case-by-case basis. |
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The majority of the Alternate Daily Cover Materials are used for two basic reasons: (1) they save air space; and/or (2) they conserve soil. Please note that it is generally accepted that disposing of excess soil by depositing it in a landfill is an extravagant waste of permitted air space |
The majority of the Alternate Daily Cover Materials are used for two basic reasons: (1) they save air space; and/or (2) they conserve soil. Please note that it is generally accepted that disposing of excess soil by depositing it in a landfill is an extravagant waste of permitted air space |
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Revision as of 16:14, 27 April 2009
Daily cover is the name given to the layer of compressed soil or earth which is laid on top of a day's deposition of waste on an operational landfill site. The cover helps prevent the interaction between the waste and the air, reducing odors and enabling a firm base upon which for vehicles to operate. Work at the Fresno Sanitary Landfill was instrumental in establishing the need and utility of daily cover.
The Impacts of Daily Cover State and federal regulations require that some sort of cover material be applied to the current working face at the end of each day and to those interior waste slopes that may be exposed for extended periods of time. This is done to minimize the potential of landfill nuisances affecting the public and the environment. These nuisances include odors, dust, blown litter, and disease vectors (vermin, insects, and birds)
Alternate Daily Cover Alternative daily cover (ADC) means cover material other than earthen material placed on the surface of the active face of a municipal solid waste landfill at the end of each operating day to control vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging.
Types of Alternate Daily Cover Currently, daily covers include soil (the standard), tarpaulins/geotextiles (three general types of materials), foams (two general types of materials), condensed phase materials (two non-foamed materials), and a variety of locally available waste (often soil-like) materials approved for daily cover on a case-by-case basis. The majority of the Alternate Daily Cover Materials are used for two basic reasons: (1) they save air space; and/or (2) they conserve soil. Please note that it is generally accepted that disposing of excess soil by depositing it in a landfill is an extravagant waste of permitted air space
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