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Solid Waste Processing and Resource Recovery Volume 2

The past few years have seen the emergence of a growing, widespread desire in this country, and indeed everywhere, that positive actions be taken to restore the quality of our environment, and to protect it from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, noise, solid waste, and water. Sinc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wang, Lawrence K. (Editor), Pereira, Norman C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 1980, 1980
Edition:1st ed. 1980
Series:Handbook of Environmental Engineering
Subjects:
Waste Management/waste Technology
Refuse And Refuse Disposal
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction to Solid Waste Management
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Solid Waste Generation
  • III. Solid Waste Collection and Transportation
  • IV. Solid Waste Disposal
  • V. Recovery of Resources
  • VI. Special Types of Solid Waste
  • VII. Legislative Aspects of Solid Waste
  • VIII. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 2 Mechanical Volume Reduction
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Shredding
  • III. Baling
  • IV. Size Reduction Applications
  • V. Economics
  • VI. Operation and Maintenance
  • VII. Illustration of Shredder Selection
  • References
  • 3 Combustion and Incineration
  • I. Introduction to Incineration
  • II. Process Analysis of Incineration Systems
  • III. Incineration Systems for Municipal Solid Waste
  • IV. Incineration Systems for Municipal and Commercial Wastes
  • VI. Economics of Incineration
  • VII. An Approach to Design
  • Appendix Waste Thermochemical Data
  • References
  • 4 Sanitary Landfill
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Site Selection
  • III. Engineering, Construction, and Operation of Sanitary Landfill Sites
  • IV. Environmental Considerations
  • V. Termination of Operations
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 5 Composting Process
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Microbiology and Classification
  • III. Design Approaches
  • IV. Process Parameters
  • V. Process Control
  • VI. Pathogen Survival
  • VII. Cost Considerations
  • VIII. End Products
  • IX. Summary
  • X. Practical Examples
  • References
  • 6 Materials and Energy Recovery
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Resource Recovery Objectives
  • III. Resource Recovery Operations
  • IV. Selected Case Studies
  • V. The Economics of Resource Recovery
  • References
  • 7 Solid waste Systems Planning
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Planning Methodology
  • III. Evaluation Methodology
  • References

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