Hydraulic Barriers in Environmental Containment Systems
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 69
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emerging contaminant; waste containment system; waste management; contaminant fate and transport; unsaturated soil; life cycle assessment
Interests: high-level radioactive waste; landfill; conservation of ancient earthen architectures; weathering of ancient earthen architectures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydraulic barriers are critical for the safe disposal of wastes in environmental containment systems. Environmental containment systems include but are not limited to (1) landfills for municipal solid waste, industrial waste, or hazardous waste; (2) tailings for mining waste; (3) containment facilities for low-level radioactive waste; and (4) geological repositories for high-level radioactive waste. Different systems have different requirements for hydraulic barriers, and the compatibility between the barriers and waste forms and the environment is complicated. Coupled processes (e.g., bio-chemical–physical, thermos–hydro‐mechanical, multiphase flow, etc.) occur during the long-term service of the barriers, adding complexity for the prediction and evaluation of the performance of hydraulic barriers. Emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS, nanoplastics, etc.) are also challenging the performance of hydraulic barriers. Understanding the performance of hydraulic barriers in the real-world environment is essential for engineering design and the post-closure care of containment facilities.
This Special Issue on “Hydraulic Barriers in Environmental Containment Systems” will curate novel advances in research and engineering practices to understand the performance of hydraulic barriers in the real-world environment. Research based on laboratory experiments, mathematical modeling, numerical simulation, field testing, case studies, and critical reviews is all welcome, but the research should have a clear and significant potential/contribution for practical application.
Topics include, but are not limited to the following:
- Reliability of hydraulic barriers for emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS, nanoplastics, etc.);
- Impact of extreme weather events (e.g., drought, flood, hurricane, wildfires, etc.) on hydraulic barriers;
- Contaminant fate and transport through hydraulic barriers;
- Degradation of hydraulic barriers;
- Advanced materials for hydraulic barriers;
- Life-cycle environmental impact assessment for hydraulic barriers.
Dr. Yu Tan
Dr. Ping Liu
Dr. Yuan Feng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydraulic barrier
- coupled processes
- compatibility
- emerging contaminant
- fate and transport
- extreme weather event
- sustainability
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