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Bentonite is an excellent sealant material because of its low permeability, desirable swelling and self-healing characteristics, sorptive qualities and longevity in nature (e.g. Meyer and Howard, 1983; Pusch, 1983). Bentonite is used extensively for sealing boreholes. Under certain circumstances advantages can be gained by sanding bentonite or by mixing bentonite with crushed rock.
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Ouyang, S., Daemen, J.J.K. (1996). Performance of Bentonite and Bentonite/Crushed Rock Borehole Seals. In: Fuenkajorn, K., Daemen, J.J.K. (eds) Sealing of Boreholes and Underground Excavations in Rock. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1505-3_5
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