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    Permeable Reactive Treatment Wall

    http://www.cluin.org/techfocus/default.focus/sec/Permeable%5FReactive%5FBarriers/cat/Overview/
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    La Conchita

    http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203%257E21481%257E2652473,00.html There was talk on the news of a 30M solution. I can't imagine a wall. Would that be terracing the whole mountain?
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    In the USA, are we still doing considerable R&D for future markets?

    I don't think there's a shortage of research in this country. I can't imagine Japan or any other country even coming close to the amount of research done at our universities and all the different firms and groups out there. For just about every aspect of our society--medical, social, science...
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    Bio-fouling in ground-water / LNAPL remediation system piping

    You may get better success if you know what your dealing with. Depending on the contamination and the site specifics, the microorganisms can be very different. There are labs that can profile your biomass. Once you know what you've got you may be able to target the bad actors.
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    Disinfection of Pseudomonas bacteria

    Are you sure it's Pseudomonas bacteria? We had a system that was clogging and ran Phospholipid fatty acid and DNA tests in order to understand the culture.
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    Fill ????

    Excellent Muchos Gracias
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    Fill ????

    What's it called when you take a large amount of fill, pile it up so that a weak layer is either compacted or squeezed out? There's a specific name for this...
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    primary sludge thickening performance

    Sure, every technique depends on the wastestream and conditions. Probably best to run pilot tests before major operational changes.
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    Draining Playground Sand

    Excellent, thanks so much.
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    Draining Playground Sand

    Thanks. A trench is very doable and the drains are in low spots. I'm interested in the underdrain sand filter drawdown equation, if it's handy. I don't think I'll mess with the pipes right now. I'm not positive of the slope is but I think it's OK and I can just flush them.
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    Draining Playground Sand

    This is small potatoes, but I thought, just for fun, I'd throw it out there to the drain brains. I'm trying to figure out the best way to drain a playground without losing all the sand. Right now, the area is about 25'X 50', the san is about 6" deep and placed directly onto a very...
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    teach practical skills or theory?

    I'll agree a balance is good. I think most schools are just too cheap to do the practical end. In a fraction of the classroom time a theory can be demonstrated. I think it's the cost that drives most programs more into theory.

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