geotube Articles
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Geotube Marine Technology Offers Custom Solutions for Unique Marine Applications Around the Globe - Case Study
Geotube units are fundamental for distinctive marine structures using proven, innovative methods and techniques. What does a Honduran mine debris dam have in common with an iconic cable-stayed bridge in Korea? Both structures were built using Geotube marine technology, an important component in the design of these projects. Geotube marine technology has proven successful in the creation of many ...
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Creative Uses of TenCate Geotube Marine Technology Continue to be Instrumental for Unique Marine Applications - Case Study
Backed by proven, innovative methods, Geotube units offer key advantages for many distinctive marine structure projects. Thanks to Geotube marine technology, the waterfowl of Lake Sinissippi (Wisconsin) now enjoy an improved wildlife habitat, and the residents near Lac Saint-Jean (Quebec) no longer worry about shoreline erosion issues. Geotube marine structures were successfully installed in ...
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De Pere & Manitowic, WI - Dewatering / Filtering Drilling Sediments - Case Study
TenCate develops and produces materials that function to increase performance, reduce costs and deliver measurable results by working with our customers to provide advanced solutions. THE CHALLENGE Lunda Construction was subcontracted by Michels Corporation to provide 35' diameter down-shafts to facilitate the installation of a pipeline between the Manitowoc River and the Fox River in DePere, ...
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Geotube Container Keeps Pulp & Paper Mill Running - SCA Tissue Paper, Cherokee, Alabama - Case Study
TenCate develops and produces materials that function to increase performance, reduce costs, and deliver measurable results by working with our customers to provide advanced solutions. THE CHALLENGE SCA Tissue's Cherokee Alabama, USA, waste water treatment system has minimal sludge storage, about six hours, with all sludge going directly to a dewatering table, followed by a screw press, which ...
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Geotube Dewatering Technology is Sound Application for Remediation of Fox River Cleanup Site - Case Study
Technology Allows Processing of Large Volumes While Retaining Impurities and Making Collection and Disposal Easier. Environmental remediation projects are often complicated, challenging—and huge. In fact, a number of remediation jobs that should be done have been delayed because there was no economical way of getting them accomplished. But that could be changing, thanks to a remarkably ...
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Dredging and Shoreline Remediation
Many situations can complicate a shoreline’s integrity. These can range from flooding, hurricanes and man-made disasters and can even include aquatic harvesting and human recreation. Making efforts to protect a shoreline from these intrusions helps protect economic and recreational interests. Shoreline remediation is an investment in the overall economic and natural habitat of a ...
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Duck Pond Cellars (Lagoon Cleanout) - Case Study
TenCate develops and produces materials that function to increase performance, reduce costs, and deliver measurable results by working with our customers to provide advanced solutions. THE CHALLENGE Wineries around the world utilize waste lagoons to deposit the waste products from the wine making process. This includes the pulpy residue, known as "pomace", and the insoluble material (or liquid ...
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Geotube Dewatering Technology Solves Lagoon Cleanout for Mexico’s Largest Chicken Processing Plant - Case Study
Mexico's largest chicken processing plant was experiencing high levels of BOD discharge into the local river because their two sludge lagoons were full of high percentage solids sludge. The plant was expanding operations and had no place to store the additional sludge that would be generated, nor did it have any onsite means of removal and dewatering. The problem was compounded because the ...
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Geotube Dewatering Technology Used To Alleviate Acid Runoff Problem from Mine Tailings - Case Study
Construction on 1-99 in Pennsylvania unearths pyretic rock; Geotube units used to contain minerals that could contaminate groundwater. Many states are faced with the problem of dealing with tailings and residues from mining, road building, and other sources that pose a threat to groundwater. Residues can come from both old inventories of stockpiled material, as well as those materials recently ...
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Geotube Dewatering Technology Unclogs Queen’s Creek and the Queens Lake Marina Waterways - Case Study
Dredging contractor uses cost effective and innovative dewatenng technology to contain and dewater marine sediments. A build-up of organics, sediments, very fine silt and clay created a major navigational problem for members of the Queens Lake Marina Association, in York County, VA. A contract was issued to dredge and dewater sediments in the boat slips and outside the enclosed slip area. Site ...
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Dewatering of Boiler Ash - Case Study
Ten Gate develops and produces materials that function to increase performance, reduce costs, and deliver measurable results by working with our customers to provide advanced solutions. THE PROJECT The Wheelabrator Technology Group provides design/build and operation of trash-to-energy facilities. The Wheelabrator facility located in Lisbon, CT utilizes a storage tank for collection of scrubber ...
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Geotube Dewatering Technology Provides Expertise in the Clean-Up of Contaminated Sediments - Case Study
Geotube units offer an effective solution for contaminated sites to manage the recovery and containment of PCBs, heavy metals, BTEX, PAHs, PACs, and other hazardous materials. Contaminated sediments are a common problem for communities and industries around the world. Past spills, leaks, discharges, and improper disposal or management of hazardous materials and wastes often result in ...
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Geotube Dewatering Technology A Key Component In Hylebos Waterway Cleanup - Case Study
The Hylebos Waterway was named after a 19th century priest who served parishes in Tacoma and Steliacoom, WA. For years, however, the name was associated with one of the largest Superfund sites in the nation. The Hylebos Waterway contains a toxic layer of sediment contaminated with PCBs, PAHs, arsenic, hexachlorobenzene, hexachloro-butadiene, and other organics and metals. The contamination comes ...
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Waterways and ponds contaminated with pulp & paper PCBs are contained & dewatered using Geotube container, providing an economical environmental solution - Case Study
Abstract: Polychlorinaled biphenyls (PCBs) were unknowingly generated in ihe waste of some of the pulp and paper systems, a known carcinogen in animals and a probable carcinogen in humans. PCBs are stable, man-made compounds. They absorb heat and do not easily break down. Because of these properties, they have been widely used in electrical equipment, hydraulic fluids, fire retardants, and many ...
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Solutions For Removing Invasive Plants And Sediment In Reservoirs And Catchment Lakes
Special boats against water plants and sediment deposits in reservoirs. n recent history, catchment lakes and Reservoirs played an important role for water management. Reservoirs of larger rivers were and still are being used to produce drinking water, as water reservoirs, for flood protection or to generate electricity through hydropower plants. The latter poses as an important renewable energy ...
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