Research Article
The Performance of Four Different Mineral Liners on the Transportation of Chlorinated Phenolic Compounds to Groundwater in Landfills
Table 2
Properties of the mineral materials used in the study.
| | Material | pH | Clay content (%) | Silt content (%) | Soil classification | Hydraulic conductivity (m/s) | Optimum water content (%) | CEC (meq/100 g) |
| | Clay (R1) | 7.4 | 85 | 15 | CH-inorganic clays of high plasticity | 6.3 × 10−8 | 27 | 19.3 | | Bentonite (R2) | 8.8 | 89 | 11 | CH-inorganic clays of high plasticity | 2.7 × 10−10 | 41 | 48.6 | | Kaoline (R3) | 7.7 | 57 | 43 | ML-inorganic silts with slight plasticity | 3.1 × 10−7 | 23.5 | 10.1 | | Zeolite (R4) | 8.1 | 19 | 81 | MH-inorganic silts with high plasticity | 8.8 × 10−8 | 40 | 20.2 |
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