Waste management

Based on the work of the WASHCost project run by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), this book provides an evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors in the context of developing countries and is the first systematic study of applying the life-cycle cost approach to assessing allocations.

The concept of a circular economy has been gaining increasing attention in recent years.

This book is specifically concerned with pipes of rigid materials and provides some information on 'flexible' pipes that are available and on their behaviour and use as being of value to the engineer in making an initial choice.

Natural Attenuation: CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation presents the concept of "e;natural attenuation"e;-the tendency of soils to severly limit the toxicity of many types of hazardous waste.

The U.

This book outlines the physical and chemical foundations of high-temperature processes for producing silicon, manganese and chromium ferroalloys, alloys of molybdenum, vanadium, titanium, alkaline earth and rare earth metals, niobium, zirconium, aluminum, boron, nickel, cobalt, phosphorus, selenium and tellurium, iron-carbon alloys by carbon, silicone and aluminothermic methods.

Environmental health law is a wide-ranging, detailed and complex body of law within the UK.

Presenting the state-of-the-art in underground infrastructure of urbanized areas, 'Underground Infrastructure of Urban Areas 3' aims at academics, designers and builders of structures, producers and suppliers of building materials, equipment, and underground structures, and also at those managing and maintaining these structures.

Shaft sinking for underground transportation purposes is a very complex technological process in mining and geotechnology which requires specific and specially designed technological equipment.

Many industrial processes use water as a solvent and therefore produce wastewater containing chemicals from that process.

With detailed photos and schematic system diagrams, the Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment Technologies Handbook provides the latest information on current technologies in the market.

This book contains peer-reviewed and selected papers presented during the International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE) 2023, held at NIT Jalandhar.

The ever evolving technology of waterproofing presents challenges and risks for architects and engineers who do not specialize in the field.

In February 1985 a Byelaws Guidance Panel{1) was formed by the United Kingdom Water Fittings Byelaws Scheme(2) to produce a Guide to Byelaws the aim being that it should: (a) assist water inspectors, manufacturers, architects, consultants, merchants, installers and consumers to understand byelaws based on the Model; (b) bring about uniformity of approach to byelaw enforcement throughout the UK; (c) be suitable for use as a training document; {d) be subject to continual review by the Panel to ensure its compliance with the latest requirements; (e) comply with byelaw guidance issued by the Department of the Environment; and (f) be based wherever possible on British Standards.

The two-volume set Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is concerned with the application of the principles of mechanics to physical, chemical and electro-magnetic processes in the upper-most layers of the earth and the design and construction of the rock structures associated with civil engineering and exploitation or extraction of natural resources in mining and petroleum engineering.

VOC Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Characterization, Control, and Compliance provides comprehensive information on the subject of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from publicly owned treatment works (POTWs).

This North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was devoted to Wastewater Reuse - Risk Assessment, Decision-Making and Environmental Security held in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Hotel Villa Suites, Taksim during October 12-16, 2006.

Beyond Recycling critically explores unasked questions around recycling and its prominent position in contemporary thinking about sustainability.

This book presents the major engineering achievements in underground aqueducts from around the world and throughout history.

The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, water, soil, and noise.

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

This volume comprises a collection of four special lectures, six general reports and 112 papers presented at the Sixth International Symposium of Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Shanghai) held between 10 and 12 April 2008 in Shanghai, China.

Vertical flow constructed wetlands for wastewater and sludge treatment represent a relatively new and still growing technology.

This book focuses on software reuse and the chances, dependability tests and recommendations for best reuse practice.

Scientific management strategies can help in exploring anthropogenic wastes (human-made materials) as potential resources through the urban mining concept and be a panacea for sustainable development.

This book presents a comprehensive approach to address the need to improve the design of tailings dams, their management and the regulation of tailings management facilities to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the risk of such facilities failing.

This book, designed to assist industrial engineers and managers in making changes in purchasing, manufacturing, and waste handling practices to reduce the costs and liabilities of waste disposal, begins by defining waste minimization in the first two chapters.

Can decision makers meaningfully compare land versus sea options for waste disposal?

This volume presents a selection of papers from the WASTES 2015 conference, a platform for scientists and industries from the waste management and recycling sectors from around the world, who shared experiences and knowledge at the meeting.

Increasing demand on industrial capacity has, as an unintended consequence, produced an accompanying increase in harmful and hazardous wastes.

Intensified agrarian and industrial activity has led to earth's soil and groundwater resources becoming polluted with hazardous materials.

Expounds the basics of the USSR-originating advanced method for construction of tunnels for various purposes with in-situ pressure moulded linings.

This is a collection of conference papers which discuss construction methods in tunnelling.

Applying pollution prevention strategies - the most viable environmental management option of the future - offers a cost-effective means of minimizing waste.

Several long-term trends in technology evolution have become apparent since these symposia began in 1989.

This report reviews the Army's evaluation of carbon filters for use in the baseline incineration PAS, as well as the Army's change management process (the Army's tool for evaluating major equipment and operational changes to disposal facilities).

A dangerous byproduct of industrial progress is often an increase of pollutants discharged into the environment.

The fiscal and technological limitations associated with cleaning up hazardous waste sites to background conditions have prompted responsible parties to turn to risk-based methods for environmental rememdiation.

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

An in-depth guide to greening industrial and commercial facilitiesThis GreenSource book is a valuable strategy and planning resource for saving money and energy by implementing sustainable production and business operations.

Underground - the way to the future was the motto of the World Tunnel Congress 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.

This unique volume covers many aspects of waste management in developing countries.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

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.

This book asserts that the goal of smart villages should shift from one of extraction to one of community value creation.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Pollution Control for Clean Environment (ICPCCE-2023).

Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground comprises a collection of 112 papers, the Fujita Lecture, three Special Lectures and the Bright Spark Lecture presented at the Tenth International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground, held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, 27-29 June 2022.