Waste management

Covering the latest developments in themes related to water disinfection by-products, this book brings the reader right up to date.

Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art.

This complete guide to infectious and medical waste management is required reading for everyone who handles, treats, transports, disposes of, or is responsible for this waste.

While it is not possible to predict , or necessarily prevent , terrorist incidents in which chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) are deployed, correctly chosen, fast, and reliable detection equipment will allow prepared rescue workers to respond quickly and minimize potential casualties.

Field Practices for Wastewater Use in Agriculture discusses the growing importance of wastewater application in the field of agriculture.

This anthology, Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Smart and Sustainable Development, sheds light on the intricate dynamics of megacity growth in the Global South.

Many countries are currently exploring the option to dispose of highly radioactive solid wastes deep underground in purpose built, engineered repositories.

Biological and chemical weapons are a growing terrorist threat to the United States and other nations and countermeasures continue to evolve as a national and global priority issue.

This book presents results of the combined use of microwave remote sensing, optical tools, and ecoinformatics methods under solution-applied tasks at both regional and global scales.

Mining haul roads are a critical component of surface mining infrastructure and the performance of these roads has a direct impact on operational efficiency, costs and safety.

The magnitude of the food-waste disposal problem cannot be understated.

This book elucidates the growing application of greener technology with a circular economic approach and examines the connection among environment, economy, and ecology for an emerging and supportable human society.

Dramatic developments in understanding the fundamental underpinnings of life have provided exciting opportunities to make marine bioproducts an important part of the U.

This book is a compilation of the papers presented at the Twenty-Ninth Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference.

This book highlights the characteristics, aims, and applications of microorganisms as a crucial solution for sustainable management of the toxic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems, soil, and air.

This volume includes the papers presented at the North American Tunneling 2002 Conference.

Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III contains selected papers presented at the 5th edition of the International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, that took place on 3-6 September 2019, in Costa da Caparica, Portugal.

In the more than 100 years since its formation, the U.

During the 18-year program of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons (1945-1962), some of the 225,000 participants were exposed to radiation.

Intensifying Activated Sludge Using Media-Supported Biofilms will be of interest to practicing wastewater treatment process designers, along with those seeking more compact and energy-efficient wastewater treatment options.

This is the third volume of the five-volume book series "e;Engineering Tools for Environmental Risk Management"e;.

The U.

Presenting topics according to the conventional process used by most mining houses, this book covers the design and operation of sublevel open stoping.

The National Research Council's Committee on the Impact of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Policy on Biomedical Research in the United States was called on to assess the effects of the low-level radioactive waste management policy on the current and future activities of biomedical research.

Mining activities may result in rock mass deterioration and instability that may lead to failure both in underground and open pit mines.

A collection of papers from the international symposium "e;Underground Infrastructure Research: Municipal, Industrial and Environmental Applications 2001"e;.

Siting Noxious Facilities explains and illustrates processes and criteria used to site noxious manufacturing and waste management facilities.

This book introduces the growing problem of microplastics pollution in the soil and aquatic environment and its interaction with other chemical pollutants.

Land deterioration, drought, desertification, and water resources shrinkage threaten natural resources, negatively impacting environmental, economic, and political stability.

* Timely information on the environmental impact of polymer recycling.

The proceedings of the international conference Tunnelling Asia 2000.

This book, besides discussing challenges and opportunities, will reveal the microbe-metal interactions and strategies for e-waste remediation in different ecosystems.

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, implementers and PhD and Masters-level students in universities analyzing the present status of Construction and Demolition Wastes (C&DW) management, materials development utilizing slag, fly ash, HDPE fibre, geo-wastes, and other wastes, green concrete, soil stabilization, resource circulation in construction sectors, success in experimentation & commercial production, future needs, and future research areas.

Offering the fundamental information for successful piping and pipeline engineering, this book pairs real-world practice with the underlying technical principles in materials, design, construction, inspection, testing, and maintenance.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

Here is your new handbook full of information and guidance necessary to understand and comply with the myriad and complex hazardous waste regulations.

Legislation, Technology and Practice of Mine Land Reclamation contains the proceedings of the Beijing International Symposium on Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration (LRER 2014, Beijing, China, 16-19 October 2014).

Transparency and Public Participation for Radioactive Waste Management in Europe investigates how the pillars of the Aarhus Convention, and a broader understanding of transparency by Civil Society (CS), can be transposed into Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), particularly in the establishment of Radioactive Waste (RW) facilities in different national contexts.

This book provides the National Academy of Sciences' 1995 review of the technology development program for the remediation of the Department of Energy's weapons complex facilities.

In this second edition of a bestseller, authors Paul H.

Waste-to-Energy: Sustainable Approaches for Emerging Economies presents the latest developments and applications for the conversion of waste into biofuels and other energy products.

Sustainable Biochar for Water and Wastewater Treatment addresses the worldwide water contamination and scarcity problem by presenting an innovative and cost-efficient solution.

This new book explains advanced and emerging technologies for removing heavy metals from wastestreams and contaminated sites.

The interest in air pollution modelling has shown substantial growth over the last five years.

Every practicing environmental engineer should already have a firm grasp on the basics of hazardous waste site remediation-the key to confronting a site problem, and devising an effective solution.

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented not only in its size but also in the use of chemical dispersants and controlled burns to remove the oil.

Buried pipes are a highly efficient method of transport.

This book aims to structure, in a complete and sequential way, the mainstream technical knowledge which is related to eutrophication control.

The proposed book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements and potential applications of nanotechnology in addressing the challenges of water and wastewater management.