title: Vegetative covers for waste containment.
abstract: Disposal of municipal and hazardous waste in the United States is primarily accomplished by containment in lined and capped landfills. Evapotranspiration cover systems offer an alternative to conventional landfill cap systems. These covers work on completely different principles than traditional covers do, and that difference may slow understanding and acceptance by site owners, regulators, and stakeholders. This chapter provides an introduction to this alternative technique and explains some of the common concerns regarding its implementation.
authors.affiliation: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA. rock.steven@epa.gov
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rock
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003264:Containment of Biohazards / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control; D008954:Models, Biological; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D018526:Plant Transpiration / Q000502:physiology; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D014481:United States; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water