Waste management

Advances in Water Treatment and Pollution Prevention explores the most up-to-date studies in the field of water pollution.

Ion-exchange Technology I: Theory and Materials describes the theoretical principles of ion-exchange processes.

The environment of our planet is degrading at an alarming rate because of non-sustainable urbanization, industrialization and agriculture.

This book places the main actors in environmental microbiology, namely the microorganisms, on center stage.

The effective removal of dyes from aqueous waste is an important issue for many industrialized countries.

The book addresses the development of the basic knowledge of the subsurface solute transfer with a particular emphasis on field data collection and analysis coupled with modeling (analytical and numerical) tool application.

A survey of recent developments in the field of plutonium disposal by the application of advanced nuclear systems, both critical and subcritical.

Water - and its governance - is becoming a global concern partly because it is turning into a goods in short supply, with devastating effects on literally billions of people, but also because it is the "e;carrier"e; of global warming; whether through irregular weather patterns or through flooding, water is how global warming will be 'felt'.

The fourth edition of "e;The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements"e; comprises all chapters in volumes 1 through 5 of the third edition (published in 2006) plus a new volume 6.

Rapid industrialization is a serious concern in the context of a healthy environment.

This book details three main topics: the screening and characterization of hydrocarbons from air, soil and water; technologies in the biodegradation of hydrocarbons; and the bioconversion of hydrocarbons for biofuel/chemicals, as well as recent developments in the remediation of hydrocarbons and their environmental benefits.

This publication suggests how Pakistan could strengthen solid waste management and in doing so reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The Screening Tool for Energy Evaluation of Projects (STEEP) is designed to help improve energy use efficiency in water and wastewater treatment systems.

Asia has experienced massive economic growth, characterized by rapid urbanization and industrialization, changing demographics, and increasing consumption and demand for resources.

This compendium features 18 projects that demonstrate the use of waste-to-energy technologies in the municipal, agricultural, and industrial sectors.

This handbook features best practices for integrating waste to energy and related technologies into the operations of various industries.

Nanotechnology is an emerging and promising field for advanced applications in industrial, commercial and medical sectors, and nanomaterials can be found today in sunscreens, deodorants and textiles.

The Congress "e;Arsenic in the Environment"e; offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for research and innovation aimed towards a holistic solution to the problem posed by the environmental toxin arsenic, with considerable societal impact.

ADRIANO DE MAIO IReR President This publication originated from the workshop on "e;Control and risk prevention of dangerous materials and crisis management"e; that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, in March 2009.

This volume is the result of years of commitment with world-wide sanitation challenges from various research networks linking the editors and authors of this volume to many other sanitation scholars and professionals.

Environmental pollutants have become a major global concern.

Within the span of last couple of years, the increasing human interference with v- ious natural ecosystems and higher discharge of pollutants has presented numerous challenges to the society related to preserving the nature for a better tomorrow.

In recent years, the East and South East Asian region has witnessed a rapid expansion of regional economic cooperation through bilateral and plurilateral free trade agreements.

Sustainable Development has become the leading concept of the 21 century.

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Cogeneration can now turn up to 90% of the fuel burned into usable energy - compared to just 52% of the fuel typically burned in the local power plant and in a separate existing hot water heating system.

Cogeneration can now turn up to 90% of the fuel burned into usable energy - compared to just 52% of the fuel typically burned in a local power plant and in a separate existing hot water heating system.

Environmental Nexus Approach: Management of Water, Waste, and Soil establishes linkages between environmental resources, such as water, waste, and soil, in order to facilitate sustainable management of these resources.

Necesitamos tomar conciencia del impacto que produce nuestro consumo sobre el ecosistema, desde la producción de bienes hasta la gestión de residuos y desechos.

Increase in green, renewable and sustainable energy demand due to higher environmental impacts (e.

This contributed volume aims to provide latest updates in the area of bioenergy including biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethanation, biomass gasification, and biomass cook-stove.

Global society in the 21st century is facing challenges of improving the quality of air, water, soil and the environment and maintaining the ecological balance.

"e;Water and Health"e; strengthens the dynamic relationship between human health and water.

This book describes essential and effective management for reliably ensuring public safety from radioactive wastes in Japan.

This book combines issues several critical ones in the energy field (low-energy technologies, renewable energies such as the hydrogen economy, and geothermal energy).

This book focuses on the fundamental concept of and current endeavors in "e;urban mining"e; among those who are interested in both metal resources and ecology.

This book is the first of its kind to deal with fabrication processes of metal matrix composites (MMCs) theoretically, experimentally, systematically, and instructively.

Sustainable Management of Urban Plastic Waste Through Circular Economic Approaches covers the technologies and methods essential to overcome single-use plastic processing waste.

The proposed book mainly sorts out emerging and burning issues faced day to day by municipal and industrial wastewater treatments.

The proposed book mainly sorts out emerging and burning issues faced day to day by municipal and industrial wastewater treatments.

This book consists of the most recent group of peer-reviewed research papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Civil Engineering, ICOCE 2024 held in Singapore from March 22 to 24.

Nachhaltig lebende Menschen haben die Kreisläufe der Natur im Blick: Bioreste sind dazu da, dem Kreislauf in neuer Form zurückgegeben zu werden.

Das Lehr- und Fachbuch wurde für die vierte Auflage vollständig überarbeitet und mit neuer konzeptioneller Ausrichtung den aktuellen Entwicklungen angepasst.

In many African countries, access to electricity and modern energy fuels remains a significant concern.

This book set provides a new, global, updated, thorough, clear, and practical risk-based approach to tunnelling design and construction methods, and discusses detailed examples of solutions applied to relevant case histories.

With the growth of the world population and the production of more waste, the world needs to implement sustainable waste management to make better use of our resources.