WILLIAM H. ALBRIGHT

Associate Research Hydrogeologist

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Hydrogeology, University of Nevada, Reno
Dissertation Title: Field Water Balance of Landfill Final Covers, 2005

M.S., Hydrology/Hydrogeology, University of Nevada, Reno
Thesis Title: Physical and Hydrologic Characteristics of an Amended Soil Proposed as a Low Permeability Component of a Radioactive Waste Landfill Cover, 1996

B.S., Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, 1976

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences – University of Nevada Reno

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

My undergraduate education in environmental toxicology and initial professional experience was directed at the use of environmental tracers to determine the extent and effects of urban air pollution on visibility and human health. Extensive experience in analytical chemistry led to several years of work in weather modification. Initial graduate work in hydrogeology involved the application of principles of unsaturated hydrology to the development of a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste on the Nevada Test Site. Recent work and my Ph.D. dissertation focus on evaluating the performance of final landfill covers at 13 sites across the US to provide field-scale data for the development of design guidance, improved numerical modeling, and regulatory revision for waste management. Other projects at DRI involved a series of hydrogeological investigations including the effects on groundwater resources of wastewater irrigation and characterization of recharge and discharge in ambient and irrigated conditions in the Great Basin.

RESEARCH AREAS:

Remediation design; Landfill closure; Vadose zone hydrology in arid lands; Recharge in the Great Basin

Alternative Cover Assessment Program

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Benson, C.H.; Sawangsuriya, A.; Trzebiatowski, B.; Albright, W.H., 2007.

Postconstruction chanages in the hydraulic properties of water balance cover soils. JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. v.4. s.133.

Benson, C.; Sawangsuriya, A.; Trzebiatowski, B.; Albright, W, 2007.

Pedogenic Effects on the Hydraulic Properties of Water Balance Cover Soils. J. of Geotech. and Geoenv. Engr.

Albright, W.H.; Benson, C.H.; Gee, G.W.; Abichou, T.; Tyler, S.W.; Rock, S.A., 2006.

Field Performance of Three Compacted Clay Landfill Covers. Vadose Zone Journal. v.5. pp.1157-1171.

Albright, W.H.; Benson, C.H.; Gee, G.W.; Abichou, T.; McDonald, E.V.; Tyler, S.W.; Rock, S.A., 2006.

Field Performance of a Compacted Clay Landfill FinalCover at a Humid Site. JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. v.11. s.132. pp.1393-1403.

Young, M.H.; Albright, W.H.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Pohll, G.M.; Zachritz, W.H.; Zitzer, S.F.; Shafer, D.S.; Nester, I.; Oyelowo, L., 2006.

Incorporating parametric uncertainty in the design of alternative landfill covers in arid regions. Vadose Zone Journal. v.5. pp.742-750.

Benson, C.; Bohnhoff, G.; Ogorzalek, A.; Shackelford, C.; Apiwantragoon, P.; Albright, W., 2005.

Field data and model predictions for an alternative cover. Waste Containment and Remediation. v.GSP 142.

Gee, G.; Zhang, Z.; Tyler, S.; Albright, W.H.; Singleton, M., 2005.

Chloride Mass Balance: Cautions in Predicting Increased Recharge Rates. Vadose Zone Journal. v.4. pp.72-78.

Abichou, T.; Powelson, D.; Aitchison, E.; Benson, C.; Albright, W.H., 2005.

Water balances in vegetated lysimeters at a Georgia landfill. Soil Crop Sci. Soc. Florida Proc. v.64. pp.1-8.

Albright, W.H.; Benson, C.; Gee, G.; Roesler, A.; Abichou, T.; Apiwantragoon, P.; Lyles, B.F.; Rock, S., 2004.

Field water balance of landfill final covers. Journal of Environmental Quality. s.33.

Albright, W.H.; Benson, C.H.; Gee, G.W.; Abichou, T.; Roesler, A.C.; Rock, S.A., 2003.

Examining the Alternatives. Civil Engineering. pp.70-75.

Benson, C.H.; Abichou, T.; Albright, W.H.; Gee, G.W.; Roesler, A.C., 2001.

Field Evaluation of Alternative Earthen Final Covers. International J. of Phytoremediation. v.3. n.1. pp.105-127.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Waugh, W.J.; Kastens, M.K.; Sheader, L.R.L.; Benson, C.H.; Albright, W.H.; Mushovic, P.S., 2008 (submitted).

Monitoring the Performance of an Alternative Landfill Cover at theMonticello, Utah, Uranium Mill Tailings Disposal Site. WM2008 Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Young, M.H.; Albright, W.H.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Pohll, G.M.; Zachritz, W.H.; Zitzer, S.F.; Shafer, D.S.; Nester, I.; Oyelowo, L., 2006.

Designing Alternative Landfill Covers Using Parametric Uncertainty Analysis. American Society of Civil Engineers. Carefree, Arizona, USA.

Benson, C.H.; Bohnhoff, G.L.; Ogorzalek, A.S.; Shackelford, C.D.; Apiwantragoon, P.; Albright, W.H., 2005.

Field Data and Model Predictions for a Monolithic Alternative Cover. Americal Society of Civil Engineers. Austin TX.

Gee, G.; Keller, J.M.; Serne, R.J.; Albright, W.H.; Decker, D.L., 2005.

Chloride Mass Balance Errors in Low-Chloride Environments. Soil Science Society of America.

Benson, C.; Bohnhoff, G.; Apiwantragoon, P.; Ogorzalek, A.; Shackelford, C.; Albright, W.H., 2004.

Comparison of Model Predictions and Field Data for an ET Cover. Tailing and Mine Waste 04. Balkema, Leiden, Netherlands.

Albright, W.H.; Young, M.H.; Pohlmann, K.F.; Zitzer, S.F., 2004.

Sensitivity analysis as a design tool for alternative final landfill covers. U.S. Environmental Protection. Denver, Colorado.

Albright, W.H.; Benson, C.H., 2004.

Field Water Balance of Final Landfill Covers: The USEPA's Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP). NATO/CCMS. Cardiff, Wales.

Apiwantragoon, Preecha; Benson, Craig H.; Albright, William H., 2003.

Comparison of water balance predictions made with HYDRUS-2D and field data from the Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP). MODFLOW and More 2003: Understanding through Modeling.

Benson, C.H.; Albright, W.H.; Roesler, A.C.; Abichou, T., 2002.

EVALUATION OF FINAL COVER PERFORMANCE: FIELD DATA FROM THE ALTERNATIVE COVER ASSESMENT PROGRAM (ACAP). WM ’02 Conference. Tucson, AZ.