PMID- 10334833
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990720
LR  - 20191103
IS  - 0304-3894 (Print)
IS  - 0304-3894 (Linking)
VI  - 67
IP  - 1
DP  - 1999 May 31
TI  - Determination of the effect of exposure to gasoline components on a high density 
      polyethylene geomembrane using the comprehensive test system.
PG  - 75-93
AB  - The comprehensive testing system (CTS) for geomembranes was used to test the 
      compatibility of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane landfill liner 
      material with chemicals typically found in motor vehicle fuel. The CTS is a 
      testing apparatus specifically designed to test the effects of simultaneously 
      applying mechanical load, fluid head, and chemical exposure on the geomembrane. A 
      combination of these factors is present on the geomembrane material in service, 
      and the CTS provides a laboratory reproduction of actual field conditions. The 
      article provides a description of gasoline based upon the desirable qualities of 
      gasoline and provides background on testing of rubbers used in gasoline-powered 
      engine parts. The test's chemicals were gasoline, motor oil, benzene, 
      ethylbenzene, toluene, xylenes, and iso-octane (2,2,4 trimethyl pentane). This 
      work found that gasoline had an effect on the geomembrane greater than the effect 
      of any of the pure chemicals except ethylbenzene. Benzene, and the other aromatic 
      compounds (ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes) are typically the primary 
      regulatory concerns at fuel contaminated sites. The fact that gasoline had a 
      greater effect on the performance of the HDPE geomembrane indicated that 
      chemicals are present in gasoline which can decrease the performance of the 
      containment structures used to hold gasoline, while not having a significant 
      health risk. The clear implication is that risk assessments conducted on 
      facilities must not only include the health risks of chemicals placed in a 
      facility, but must also consider the effect of the chemical on a containment 
      structure. The fact that low-health-risk chemicals may have a great impact on the 
      effectiveness of containment structures leads to a possible synergistic mechanism 
      where the low-health-risk chemicals enable a pathway for greater-health-risk 
      chemicals to enter the environment.
CI  - Copyright 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
FAU - Barrett, W M Jr
AU  - Barrett WM Jr
AD  - HSA Engineering, Tampa, FL 33629, USA.
FAU - Stessel, R I
AU  - Stessel RI
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Hazard Mater
JT  - Journal of hazardous materials
JID - 9422688
RN  - 0 (Gasoline)
RN  - 0 (Membranes, Artificial)
RN  - 0 (Polyethylenes)
RN  - 0 (Soil Pollutants)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Gasoline
MH  - Humans
MH  - Membranes, Artificial
MH  - Polyethylenes/*chemistry
MH  - Public Health
MH  - *Refuse Disposal
MH  - Soil Pollutants
EDAT- 1999/05/20 06:00
MHDA- 2001/03/28 10:01
CRDT- 1999/05/20 06:00
PHST- 1999/05/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/03/28 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/05/20 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0304-3894(99)00025-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0304-3894(99)00025-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Hazard Mater. 1999 May 31;67(1):75-93. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3894(99)00025-4.