Vulcathene - Laboratory chemical drainage systems.
groundwater drainage

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Vulcathene is a completely purpose-designed chemical resistant plumbing system that has been specified and installed in the laboratories of schools, universities, hospitals and research facilities worldwide for over 50 years.
 

Why Lakeland for groundwater drainage:

Lakeland Specialised Building Products are a South African based company, acting as agents on behalf of Durapipe UK, for the supply of Vulcathene chemical drainage systems and groundwater drainageto Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.

 

Our main function is to help Architects and Mechanical Engineers to specify the components of Vulcathene drainage for schools and hospital Laboratories.

 

The materials are supplied direct from Durapipe UK  by sea freight or air cargo.

 

The staff of Lakeland have been exporting building products for the construction industry into Africa since 1988, and have over the years established good working relationships with many clients………

 

Some other groundwater drainage resources.

  Residential Drainage and Basement Waterproofing | Builders Websource®
  Principles of Residential Drainage, French Drains and Basement Waterproofing : Builders Websource Technote

  What is Groundwater?
  Explains groundwater and the terminology commonly used to describe it. Uses a pictorial approach to enable the reader to quickly grasp basic groundwater terms and concepts. For local government officials and citizens.

  Chapter 5. Water conservation
  For example, pumped groundwater and drainage water reuse are vadose zone inputs ... Drn = natural groundwater drainage from the area (mm); and ...

  Drainage Monitoring Purpose and History
  Agricultural Drainage. Environmental Services. Floodplain Management. Groundwater ... drainage management is essential to prevent excessive shallow groundwater ...

  CHAPTER 18 GROUNDWATER AND SEEPAGE
  CDOT Drainage Design Manual. Goundwater and Seepage. 18-1 ... Groundwater must also be considered in design and construction of drainage structures, wetlands ...

  Puget Sound Landslides: Drainage
  Shallow groundwater, which typically flows several feet below the ... surface and groundwater along coastal slopes, see Managing Drainage on Coastal Bluffs. ...

  Surface Water and Groundwater on Coastal Bluffs
  Evaluating Groundwater. Changes to Slope Drainage Characteristics. Special Needs Areas ... Pay particular attention to roof, driveway, and parking drainage. ...

  Watertable control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  ... using the energy balance of groundwater flow. Spacing of drainage wells ... A model of subsurface groundwater drainage for water table and soil salinity ...

A typical laboratory bench waste run, incorporating
sinks discharging into a Dilution Recovery Trap.

Typical Applications

• Laboratories in:
• Schools
• Universities & Colleges
• Hospitals & Clinics
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Research organisations

 

 

Do low-paying jobs and cattle trump a natural icon and water supply? - Ocala

Do low-paying jobs and cattle trump a natural icon and water supply? Ocala Studies show less than 40 percent of the groundwater pumped to the surface ends up recharging the aquifer. Much of it, especially in Florida, ends up in the ocean, useless for consumption or irrigation. Silver Springs is half way to becoming a sink ... and more »

Groundwater pumping leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams: study - Phys.Org

Groundwater pumping leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams: study Phys.Org The researchers looked not only at the contribution of groundwater pumping, which they had investigated before, but also at other factors that influence the amount of terrestrial water entering the oceans, including marsh drainage, forest clearing, ... and more »

Groundwater Pumping Is Causing Seas to Rise - LiveScience.com

Groundwater Pumping Is Causing Seas to Rise LiveScience.com The researchers looked not only at the contribution of groundwater pumping, which they had investigated before, but also at other factors that influence the amount of terrestrial water entering the oceans, including marsh drainage, forest clearing, ... and more »

Plan to capture, reuse drainage water takes root - Chicago Tribune

Plan to capture, reuse drainage water takes root Chicago Tribune In 2010, Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 completed a study examining whether the runoff and groundwater captured in its drainage canals could be put to beneficial use. Since the drainage district owns the rights to all water that enters its ... and more »

Coastal wetlands turn toxic - The West Australian

The West Australian

Coastal wetlands turn toxic The West Australian Toxic heavy metals and sulphuric acid have developed at Perth wetlands because of decades of drought, over-extraction of groundwater and drainage for housing, according to a leading environmental scientist. Edith Cowan University ecology professor ...