Keywords:
Sanitation.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Solid waste is not just an issue for city authorities, but also for doctors, psychologists, economists, and climatologists, among others. This new book covers the full panoply of topics in solid waste management and offers an overview of relevant literature.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (427 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783642286810
Series Statement:
Environmental Science and Engineering Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=972326
DDC:
363.7285
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Solid Waste Management -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1…Need for Solid Wastesolid waste Management -- 1.2…Importance of a Sound Solid Wastesolid waste Management -- 1.3…Change in Characteristics in Quantity and Time -- 1.4…Waste Management in Pre-Industrialization Era -- 1.5…Waste Management in Post-Industrialization Era -- 1.6…Integrated Solid-Waste Managementwaste management -- 1.7…Waste Prevention and Life Cycle Assessment -- 1.8…Producers Responsibility -- 1.9…Solid Waste Management and Regulation -- 1.9.1 Need for Regulation -- 1.9.2 International Regulation -- 1.9.3 Regulation in Different Countries -- 1.10…Framework for Solid Waste Management -- 1.10.1 Elements of a Waste Managementwaste management System -- 1.10.2 Stakeholders -- 1.11…Financial Issues in Solid Waste Management -- 1.11.1 Capital Investment -- 1.11.2 Operation and Maintenance -- 1.12…Waste Generation: Rich Vs Poor -- 1.13…Psychology and Waste Generation -- 2 Waste Quantities and Characteristics -- 2.1…Sources of Solid WasteSolid Waste -- 2.2…Quantities and Composition -- 2.3…Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics -- References -- 3 Storage and Collection -- 3.1…StorageStorage -- 3.2…Collection -- 3.2.1 Collection From Low-Rise Detached Houses -- 3.2.2 Collection From Low and Medium-Rise Apartment -- 3.2.3 Collection From High-Rise Apartments -- 3.2.4 Collection From Commercial and Industrial Facilities -- 3.2.5 Vehicles for Collection -- 3.2.6 Pneumatic-Refuse-Collectioncollection System -- 3.3…Transfer and Transport -- References -- 4 Materials Recovery and Recycling -- 4.1…SegregationSegregation -- 4.1.1 Hand Sorting -- 4.1.2 Screens -- 4.1.3 Air ClassifiersAir Classifiers -- 4.1.4 Sink/Float Separators -- 4.1.5 Inclined Tables -- 4.1.6 Shaking Tables -- 4.1.7 Optical Sorting.
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4.1.8 Sorting by Differential Melting Temperature -- 4.1.9 Sorting by Selective Dissolution -- 4.1.10 Magnetic Separation -- 4.1.11 Eddy Current SeparatorsEddy current separators -- 4.1.12 Electrostatic SeparatorsElectrostatic separators -- 4.1.13 ShreddingShredding -- 4.1.14 Pulping -- 4.1.15 Crushing -- 4.1.16 Baling -- 4.1.17 Ballistic SeparatorsBallistic Separators -- 4.2…Reuse and Recycle -- 4.2.1 Aerobic and Anaerobic Treatment -- 4.2.2 Composting -- 4.2.2.1 Anaerobic Digestion -- 4.2.3 Road Making -- 4.2.4 Removal and Recovery Method -- 4.2.5 StabilizationStabilization -- 4.2.6 DeactivationDeactivation -- 4.2.7 Metal Removal and Recovery -- 4.2.8 Aqueous Treatment -- 4.2.9 Plastic Granulatinggranulating -- 4.2.10 Emerging Biological Technologies -- 5 Disposal -- 5.1…Landfill -- 5.1.1 Processes Within a LandfillLandfill -- 5.1.2 Controlling Leachate and Gas -- 5.1.2.1 Monitoring of Landfills -- 5.1.2.2 Closure of Landfills -- 5.1.3 Operation of Landfills -- 5.1.4 Use of Old LandfillLandfill Sites -- 5.1.5 Landfill Mining -- 5.1.6 Land Filling Hazardous WasteHazardous Waste -- 5.2…Co-Processing of Solid Wastes -- 5.3…IncinerationIncineration and Waste to Energy -- 5.3.1 Heat Value of Refuse -- 5.3.2 Combustion and Energy Recovery -- 5.3.3 Energy Production from Waste -- 5.3.4 Material and Thermal Balances -- 5.3.4.1 Waste Heat Recovery -- 5.3.5 Other Technologies -- 5.3.5.1 GasificationGasification -- 5.3.5.2 PlasmaPlasma Technology -- 5.3.5.3 PyrolysisPyrolysis -- References -- 6 Biomedical Waste -- 6.1…Significance -- 6.1.1 Household Biomedical Waste -- 6.1.2 Biomedical Waste from Rural Area -- 6.2…Nosocomial Infection and Health Burden Due to Biomedical Waste -- 6.3…Characteristics and Quantities -- 6.4…Treatment and Disposal -- 6.5…Radioactive WasteRadioactive waste -- 6.6…Mercury in Biomedical Waste -- 7 Hazardous Waste -- 7.1…Significance.
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7.2…Precautions to be Taken StorageStorage and Transportationtransportation of Hazardous Waste -- 7.3…Characteristics and Quantity -- 7.3.1 Household Hazardous Waste and Special Waste -- 7.3.2 Hazardous Waste From Rural and Urban Area -- 7.4…StorageStorage of Hazardous Waste -- 7.5…Treatment and DisposalDisposal -- 7.5.1 StabilizationStabilization and Solidification -- 7.5.2 IncinerationIncineration and Coincineration -- 7.5.3 Landfill -- 7.5.4 Precautions and Practices During Incineration and Land Filling Hazardous WasteHazardous Waste -- References -- 8 Waste From Electrical and Electronic Equipment -- 8.1…Significance -- 8.2…Characteristics and Quantity -- 8.3…Material Recovery, Treatment and Disposaldisposal -- References -- 9 Wastes From Industrial and Commercial Activities -- 9.1…Extractive Industries -- 9.1.1 MiningMining -- 9.1.2 QuarryingQuarrying -- 9.1.3 LoggingLogging -- 9.2…Basic Industries -- 9.2.1 Metals -- 9.2.1.1 Copper -- 9.2.1.2 Aluminum -- 9.2.1.3 Iron and steel -- 9.2.2 Chemicals -- 9.2.3 Paper -- 9.2.4 Plastic -- 9.2.5 Glass -- 9.2.6 Textile -- 9.2.7 Wood Products -- 9.2.8 Power -- 9.2.9 Petroleum -- 9.3…Conversion and Fabrication Industry -- 9.3.1 Packaging -- 9.3.2 Automotive -- 9.3.3 Electrical and Electronics -- 9.3.4 Paper Products -- 9.3.5 Hardware -- 9.3.6 Soft Goods -- 9.3.7 Food Processing -- 9.3.8 Construction and Demolition -- 9.4…Service Industries -- 9.4.1 Entertainment -- 9.4.2 Hospitality -- 9.4.3 Software -- 9.4.4 Communication -- 9.5…Commercial Activity -- 9.5.1 Restaurants -- 9.5.2 Offices -- 9.5.3 Shops -- 9.5.4 Where Houses -- 9.6…Source Reduction -- 9.7…Zero Waste: Concept and Practice -- 9.8…Innovative Technologies -- References -- 10 Radio Active Waste -- 10.1…Significance -- 10.2…Classification of Waste -- 10.3…CharacterisationCharacterisation -- 10.4…Pre-Treatment -- 10.4.1 Packaging.
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10.4.2 DecontaminationDecontamination -- 10.5…Treatment -- 10.5.1 Compaction and Super-Compaction -- 10.5.2 IncinerationIncineration -- 10.5.3 Chemical and Thermochemical Decomposition -- 10.5.4 Partitioning and Transmutation -- 10.5.5 Conditioning -- 10.5.6 Immobilization -- 10.5.6.1 Immobilization Matrix -- Cementitious Materials -- Bitumen -- Organic Polymers -- High-Temperature IncinerationIncineration and Melting -- Phosphate Ceramics -- Inorganic Polymers/Synthetic Zeolites -- Glass -- Glass Ceramics -- Synroc -- Natural Crystalline Phases -- 10.6…StorageStorage -- 10.7…Disposal -- 10.7.1 Near Surface Disposaldisposal Facilities -- 10.7.2 Stone-Lined Earth Trenches -- 10.7.3 Reinforced Concrete Trenches -- 10.7.4 Tile Holes -- 10.7.5 Geological Disposaldisposal -- 10.8…Surveillance and Monitoring -- References -- 11 Health and Safety Issues -- 11.1…Required Precautions During Manual Operation -- 11.2…Required Precautions for Moving Materials Mechanically -- 11.3…Safety During Storage and Transport -- 11.3.1 Stacking Materials -- 11.3.2 Safety During TransportationTransportation -- 11.4…Safety During Treatment and DisposalDisposal -- 11.4.1 Safety Issues During Treatment -- 11.4.2 Safety Issues in Dumpsite -- 11.4.3 Safety Issues in LandfillLandfill Site -- 11.4.4 Safety Issues in IncineratorIncinerator -- 11.5…Work Permit System -- 11.6…Safety Education and Training -- 11.7…Safety Promotion and Publicity -- 11.8…Hazards Encountered in Hazardous WasteHazardous Waste Handling and DisposalDisposal Sites -- 11.9…Electrical Hazards -- 11.10…Heat Stress -- 11.11…Cold Exposure -- 11.12…Noise Hazard -- References -- 12 Environmental Issues -- 12.1…Impact on Air, Water and Soil -- 12.2…Impact on Flora and Fauna -- 12.3…Greenhouse Gas Generation and Climate Change -- References -- 13 Issues in Disaster Affected Area -- 13.1…TsunamiTsunami.
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13.2…EarthquakeEarthquake -- 13.3…Haphazard Disposal of Hazardous Waste -- 13.4…Flooding -- 13.5…Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones, Tornados -- 13.6…War and Conflict -- 13.7…Wild Fires -- 13.8…Industrial Accidents -- 13.9…Landslide -- 13.10…Avalanche -- 13.11…DroughtDrought -- 13.12…Epidemic Disease -- 13.13…Hail Storms -- 13.14…Volcanoes -- 13.15…Wind Storms -- 13.16…Waste Management -- 13.16.1 Emergency Response -- 13.16.2 Recovery -- 13.16.3 Rebuild -- 13.16.4 Waste Transportation -- 13.16.5 Waste Reuse/Recycle -- 13.16.6 Waste Disposal -- References -- 14 Solid Waste and Livelihood -- 14.1…Rag Pickers -- 14.2…Scrap Dealers -- 14.3…Waste CollectorsWaste Collectors -- 14.4…SweepersSweepers -- 14.5…Truck Drivers -- 14.6…Waste Handlers -- 14.7…Manual Waste Dis-assemblers -- 14.8…Waste Recyclers -- 14.9…Itinerant Waste Buyers -- References.
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