Waste management

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

Physical Modelling in Geotechnics collects more than 1500 pages of peer-reviewed papers written by researchers from over 30 countries, and presented at the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2018 (City, University of London, UK 17-20 July 2018).

This book addresses the improvement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by de-coupling growth from natural resources and replacing them with knowledge-based economy, taking into account its economic, environmental and social pillars, as well as methods for assessing and measuring sustainability of development, regarding water and environment.

Radiation and the effects of radioactivity have been known for more than 100 years.

This book provides comprehensive and simplified coverage of fundamentals of biogas such as production, purification, storage, methods of improving yield and utilization, types, construction, design and operation of biogas plants.

Originally published in 1991.

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The United States is in the process of destroying its chemical weapons stockpile.

Interest in anaerobic digestion (AD), the process of energy production through the production of biogas, has increased rapidly in recent years.

Rock dynamics studies the response of rock materials and rock masses under dynamic loading conditions.

The development of biologically based processes for the treatment of hazardous inorganic and organic wastes is a multi-disciplinary effort requiring the consideration of a number of biological, chemical, and physical parameters, as well as the effective teaming of biologists, chemists, engineers, and regulatory agencies.

This book focuses on chemical labels-the regulations behind them, the content and format, and how they are used.

All industries produce waste products that unless treated or mitigated in some way will be harmful to the human or natural environment.

The collection, transportation and subsequent processing of waste materials is a vast field of study which incorporates technical, social, legal, economic, environmental and regulatory issues.

Valorization of Dredged Sediments as Sustainable Construction Resources provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of research on the reuse of sediments as a raw material for civil engineering fields.

Interest in phytoremediation as a solution for contaminants in groundwater and soil has exploded.

This book benefits users, manufacturers and engineers by drawing together an overall view of the technology.

This book introduces readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, and waste wood.

Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustainably and stylishly.

Geotechnical instrumentation is used for installation, monitoring and assessment on any sizeable project, particularly in urban areas, and is used for recording, controlled remedial work, and safety.

Concern about the harm that industrial activities may cause the environ- ment, means that all are now being scrutinised to assess their impact.

Reflecting the rapid progress in cleanup technology since the previous edition, this revised and expanded third edition of The Basics of Oil Spill Cleanup covers current cleanup techniques, how oil spills are measured and detected, and the properties of the oil and its long-term fate in the environment.

In Situ Remediation Engineering provides a comprehensive guide to the design and implementation of reactive zone methods for treatment of all major classes of groundwater contamination.

This book provides useful information and applications of biochar produced from agricultural waste for removal of contaminants from industrial effluent and reutilization of waste sludge in the production of biofuel/bioenergy.

This volume discusses how small bioreactors can produce useful biogas and compost from biodegradable waste.

This book describes the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of waste management and environmental geomechanics as presented by leading researchers, engineers and practitioners at the International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management through Design (IC_SWMD), held in Ludhiana (Punjab), India on November 2-3, 2018.

In the past ten years there was a worldwide trend towards increased use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM's).

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Since more and more surgeries and procedures are being performed in outpatient settings, the policies, plans, and procedures for these services are of increasing importance.

The purpose of ground support is to safely maintain excavations for their expected lifespan.

Biological markers (biomarkers) are useful tools for understanding the nature and extent of human exposure and risk from environmental toxicants.

Real risk management is predicated on the eventuality of human erraticism and therefore necessitates the design of resilient systems, such as control measures, policies, procedures, processes, rules, checklists, and protocols, to protect organizations against unpredictability.

This reference book reviews various aspects of microplastics, from their sources and manifestation in terrestrial, aquatic, and air environments to their fate in wastewater treatment systems.

This book thoroughly explores strategies and greener methods, chemical and biological treatments, sustainable chemistry, and technological advancements aimed at mitigating the harmful effects of chemicals on the environment.

The book describes hazardous waste industries, sources of waste generation, characterization and treatment processes/ methods and technique and technology to deal with the treated waste as per the prescribed standard.

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

This book aims to present an alternative based on natural processes and an environmental approach to post-excavation site management, e.

Given the myriad exhaust compounds and the corresponding problems that they can pose in an exhaust management system, the proper choice of such systems is a complex task.

This book presents the integrating of economics and urban geography to create a framework of cooperation around the idea of urban economic stability.

Following on from the successful first edition of Waste Treatment & Disposal, this second edition has been completely updated, and provides comprehensive coverage of waste process engineering and disposal methodologies.

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are chemicals that resist environmental degradation and cause deleterious effects on the environment and human wellbeing.

New, natural, self-renewing, and low-cost, evapotranspiration (ET) covers for landfills provide a solution to landfill waste that is clean, green, and economical.

Industrial Ecology (IE) is an emerging multidisciplinary field.

This book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level of consumer-society.

A powerfully researched and important look at the ravages of nuclear waste remediation.

Real risk management is predicated on the eventuality of human erraticism and therefore necessitates the design of resilient systems, such as control measures, policies, procedures, processes, rules, checklists, and protocols, to protect organizations against unpredictability.