WATER QUALITY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH LEACHATES FROM HIGHWAY WOODWASTES EMBANKMENTS

The installation of woodwaste fills, according to current design in Washington, involves excavation of native material and old roadway, usually to below the groundwater table. Important considerations in the design are long-term stability and potential environmental impacts associated with woodwaste instead of native material. The deterioration of the woodwaste results directly in release of water pollutants. The report describes the pollutants monitored from these woodwaste fills.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/039.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 352700
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Public Transportation and Planning Division
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504
• Authors:
  • Vause, K H
  • Ferguson, J F
  • Mar, B W
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acids; Biochemical oxygen demand; Carbon; Contaminants; Embankments; Environmental impacts; Field tests; Fills; Groundwater; Highways; Hydroelectric power generation; Leaching; Location; Microorganisms; Monitoring; Odors; Organic compounds; Waste products (Materials); Water pollution; Water quality; Wood products; Wood waste
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location; Organic acids
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Degration; Water power
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00328925
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD-39.1 Intrm Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM