Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Science and Engineering presents the latest on the rapid increase in volume and types of solid and hazardous wastes that have resulted from economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization and how they have challenged national and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable management of these waste products.
The book offers universal coverage of the technologies used for the management and disposal of waste products, such as plastic waste, bio-medical wastes, hazardous wastes, and e-wastes.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Municipal Solid Waste - p. 3 3. Abstract - p. 3 4. 2.1 Introduction to Municipal Solid Waste - p. 3 5. 2.2 Organization and Management of Municipal Solid Waste - p. 4 6. 2.3 Quantity of Municipal Solid Waste - p. 30 7. 2.4 Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste - p. 32 8. 2.5 Evolution of Municipal Solid Waste Management - p. 38 9. 2.6 Municipal Solid Waste Management - p. 39 10. 2.7 Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Management - p. 41 11. 2.8 Tools and Equipment - p. 90 12. 2.9 Reclamation, Reuse, and Recovery of Energy From Municipal Solid Waste - p. 93 13. 2.10 Socioeconomic Considerations of Resource Recovery - p. 102 14. 2.11 Case Study - p. 116 15. 2.12 Legal Provision - p. 120 16. Acknowledgment - p. 120 17. Chapter 3. Plastic Waste - p. 121 18. Chapter 4. Biomedical Waste - p. 127 19. Chapter 5. Hazardous Waste - p. 159 20. Chapter 6. Electronic Waste - p. 209 21. Chapter 7. Soil Remediation Technologies - p. 243 22. Chapter 8. Waste Minimization - p. 261 23. Chapter 9. Environment Impact Assessment - p. 273 24. Chapter 10. Landfill Gases - p. 303 25. Bibliography - p. 315 26. Index - p. 317
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Science and Engineering presents the latest on the rapid increase in volume and types of solid and hazardous wastes that have resulted from economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization and how they have challenged national and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable management of these waste products.
The book offers universal coverage of the technologies used for the management and disposal of waste products, such as plastic waste, bio-medical wastes, hazardous wastes, and e-wastes.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Municipal Solid Waste - p. 3 3. Abstract - p. 3 4. 2.1 Introduction to Municipal Solid Waste - p. 3 5. 2.2 Organization and Management of Municipal Solid Waste - p. 4 6. 2.3 Quantity of Municipal Solid Waste - p. 30 7. 2.4 Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste - p. 32 8. 2.5 Evolution of Municipal Solid Waste Management - p. 38 9. 2.6 Municipal Solid Waste Management - p. 39 10. 2.7 Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Management - p. 41 11. 2.8 Tools and Equipment - p. 90 12. 2.9 Reclamation, Reuse, and Recovery of Energy From Municipal Solid Waste - p. 93 13. 2.10 Socioeconomic Considerations of Resource Recovery - p. 102 14. 2.11 Case Study - p. 116 15. 2.12 Legal Provision - p. 120 16. Acknowledgment - p. 120 17. Chapter 3. Plastic Waste - p. 121 18. Chapter 4. Biomedical Waste - p. 127 19. Chapter 5. Hazardous Waste - p. 159 20. Chapter 6. Electronic Waste - p. 209 21. Chapter 7. Soil Remediation Technologies - p. 243 22. Chapter 8. Waste Minimization - p. 261 23. Chapter 9. Environment Impact Assessment - p. 273 24. Chapter 10. Landfill Gases - p. 303 25. Bibliography - p. 315 26. Index - p. 317
