ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE MATERIALS IN HIGHWAY OPERATIONS

A survey of highway maintenance, construction operations and solid waste disposal methods was performed in 1973-77 to determine procedures that appear to have minimum environmental impacts on water quality. A field investigation was also performed at a field site where vegetative materials including trees, stumps and brush, were buried in a highway embankment. The study showed no adverse effects to groundwater.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Transportation Laboratory
  5900 Folsom Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Howell, R B
  • Baumeister, K L
• Publication Date: 1978-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 88 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brush control; Classification; Construction; Embankments; Environmental impacts; Estimating; Groundwater; Highway maintenance; Highways; Leaching; Maintenance; Mulches; Psychological conflict; Refuse; Regression analysis; Road construction; Solid waste disposal; Trees; Vegetation; Volume; Wastes; Water quality
• Uncontrolled Terms: Brush
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Collecting methods
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00197317
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TL-19703-657084 Final Rpt., FHWA/CA-78/27
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1979 12:00AM