Waste management

The 20th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and Its Application was held in Valencia, Spain, during late 1993.

An examination of the global trade and traffic in discarded electronics that reframes the question of the “right” thing to do with e-waste.

The world's ever increasing use of plastics has created large areas of floating plastic waste in the oceans-so-called plastic soup.

As the world's population continues to grow so does the demand for food, and in consequence the amount of material left over from food production.

Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering contains the proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE 2014, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 June 2014).

Focused attention by world leaders is needed to address the substantial challenges posed by disposal of spent nuclear fuel from reactors and high-level radioactive waste from processing such fuel.

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

This book highlights the latest knowledge and innovations in the fields of civil engineering and construction industry striving for a sustainable built environment.

The depletion of fossil fuel reserves and concerns for environmental degradation due to the fossil fuel burning have led the scientific community to look for alternative renewable energy sources.

In view of the great demand for information regarding landfills, a series of international reference books on landfilling of waste has been established.

Principles is the first volume of the five-volume set Rock Mechanics and Engineering and contains twenty-four chapters from key experts in the following fields:- Discontinuities;- Anisotropy;- Rock Stress;- Geophysics;- Strength Criteria;- Modeling Rock Deformation and Failure.

This text includes two volumes discussing resource recovery form municipal solid wastes.

'Cities cover just 2% of the world s surface, but consume 75% of the world s resources .

Every day, every one of us contributes to the waste problem but, despite being a part of our lives, waste is poorly understood, even by those who should know better.

Enough plastic is thrown away every year to circle the world 4 times More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year 300 million tonnes of new plastic is produced every year An estimated 15-51 trillion pieces of plastic now litter the world's oceans 38.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

PRAISE FOR WASTED 'This book enhances our understanding of the historical issues that have plagued India's sanitation challenge.

Eat good, do good, stay odd.

This is the first thorough exploration of how industry, government, and the public can use available nontechnical means to reduce significantly the amount of hazardous waste entering the environment.

Un guardonat periodista d'investigació aconsegueix entrar on ningú ens convida, s'endinsa en la crisi global dels residus i exposa el món ocult que permet la nostra economia moderna.

Zero Waste Home is the ultimate guide to simplified, sustainable living from Bea Johnson, 'the priestess of waste-free living' (The New York Times).

Is the thought of the 51 trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans keeping you up at night?

This volume covers concepts and innovative approaches to sustainable development with respect to environmental health, looking at issues such as climate change, pollution control, liquid waste, solid waste management, toxic chemical exposure, food and agro-industrial waste, etc.

This volume covers concepts and innovative approaches to sustainable development with respect to environmental health, looking at issues such as climate change, pollution control, liquid waste, solid waste management, toxic chemical exposure, food and agro-industrial waste, etc.

How can YOU help save our planet?

Low-activity radioactive wastes include a broad spectrum of materials for which a regulatory patchwork has evolved over almost 60 years.

Have you ever wondered what happens when you flush that toilet, do your laundry, or take a shower?

Diese Sonderausgabe enthält beide bisher erschienenen Bücher über die Klimaaktivistin Jule.

As is well known, fossil fuels and food waste are significant contributors to the climate change crisis.

This book is a collection of studies on recent technological developments and related challenges in laboratory and industrial applications and processes for the production of biomass-derived organic acids and alcohols.

This book attempts to unlock the intricacies of transforming inland aquaculture into a beacon of sustainability with this indispensable guide.

This book attempts to unlock the intricacies of transforming inland aquaculture into a beacon of sustainability with this indispensable guide.

This book presents the selected papers from the 2023 5th International Conference on Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy (ESRE 2023), which was held as a hybrid conference during June 19–21, 2023, in Vienna, Austria.

This book seeks to explore the critical but very influential challenge of wastewater management from a global perspective and to specifics in SSA region where the subject is under researched.

In 1943, as part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established with the mission to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons.

Plastic pollution is a serious global environmental and health concern caused by the excessive use of plastic products and poor management of plastic waste.

As is well known, fossil fuels and food waste are significant contributors to the climate change crisis.

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This book consists of selected and peer reviewed papers which were presented at the 2024 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2024).

This book seeks to explore the critical but very influential challenge of wastewater management from a global perspective and to specifics in SSA region where the subject is under researched.

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This authoritative text addresses the latest in bioremediation technologies for three difficult-to-treat contaminant groups: chlorinated solvents, PCBs, and PAHs - one of the most complex and expensive areas of applied remediation engineering.

This book consists of selected and peer reviewed papers which were presented at the 2024 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2024).

This book presents the selected papers from the 2023 5th International Conference on Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy (ESRE 2023), which was held as a hybrid conference during June 19–21, 2023, in Vienna, Austria.

Plastic pollution is a serious global environmental and health concern caused by the excessive use of plastic products and poor management of plastic waste.

Recycling is good, isn t it?

Discover the key facts about waste and how we can produce less to help protect our planet.

An inspiring and practical journey to quitting plastics.