Waste management

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

This book demonstrates that the long-term safety of nuclear waste repositories, special waste disposal and carbon storage (CCS) is highly challenging and monitoring may contribute to substantiate evidence, support decision making and legitimise the programme.

This book is Volume 2 which is published to complement "e;Environmental Processes and Management: Tools and Practices"e; (https://link.

This book uncovers, explores and analyses the cultural and social factors and values that lie behind waste making, recycling and disposal in the Asia Pacific region, where impressive economic growth has led to significant increases in production, consumption and concomitant waste production.

The concept of Sustainable Development, implicating the protection of soil and groundwater, the limitation of waste production and the re-use of soild waste materials is still the leading theme of WASCON '94.

The growing awareness of environmental problems provided the stimulus for this 4th International Symposium on Biotechnology, Interbiotech '90, to address many aspects of the relationship between biotechnology and the environment.

The world is faced with a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges.

The continuously increasing human population, has resulted in a huge demand for processed and packaged foods.

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

This book covers state-of-the-art technologies, principles, methods and industrial applications of electronic waste (e-waste) and waste PCB (WPCB) recycling.

Used Battery Collection and Recycling covers all aspects of spent battery collection and recycling.

This, the first of two volumes, gives a comprehensive treatment of the civil engineering work relating to sewers and emphasises the practical aspects of repair and renovation.

Until a few years ago, hydropower, road tunneling and mining were the main fields interested in rock mechanics.

Surface and Underground Excavations - Methods, Techniques and Equipment (2nd edition) covers the latest technologies and developments in the excavation arena at any locale: surface or underground.

A "e;zero waste"e; society and the "e;circular economy"e; trend are urgently needed.

A "e;zero waste"e; society and the "e;circular economy"e; trend are urgently needed.

This book comprehensively explores various aspects of food waste management, ranging from understanding the issue to innovative solutions that convert waste into valuable resources.

Environmental biotechnology is an emerging field of scientific and technological investigations that is truly global.

This book addresses multiple focus areas identified and provides solutions with respect to the circular economy, water pollution, potable water availability, reducing population impact on the environment, and better health by integrated waste management.

Material and Energy Recovery from Solid Waste for a Circular Economy describes solid waste to material and energy recovery to bridge the gap between theoretical possibilities and on-field criticalities.

The environmental impact of industrial waste is one of the most serious challenges facing the chemical process industries.

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.

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

Environmental Radioactivity from Natural, Industrial, and Military Sources is the comprehensive source of information on radiation in the environment and human exposure to radioactivity.

The massive increase in consumer product waste, its toxicity, and the complexity of materials have created an unbearable financial and management burden for municipal officials-it has become untenable.

Handbook of Solid Waste Management and Waste Minimization Technologies is an essential tool for plant managers, process engineers, environmental consultants, and site remediation specialists that focuses on practices for handling a broad range of industrial solid waste problems.

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

360 Degree Waste Management, Volume Two: Biomedical, Pharmaceutical, and Industrial Waste and Remediation presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding various types of biomedical, pharmaceutical, and industrial waste, including their origin, management, recycling, disposal, effects on ecosystems, and social and economic impacts.

Many engineers, from the chemical and process industries, waste treatment system management and design to the clean-up of contaminated sites, are engaged in careers that address hazardous wastes.

This book is a ready reckoner of recent information regarding the impact of leachate landfills, leachate treatment, and heavy metals on a single platform.

There is increasing political and environmental pressure on industry to clean up the water which it uses in many processes, and to re-use this water where possible.

Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste presents a critical review of designing, siting, constructing and demonstrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radioactive wastes.

Resource Recovery in Municipal Waste Waters provides various municipal wastewater remediation methods and techniques to recover materials from such wastewaters.

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 advanced research-oriented volume on sustainable water management covers the latest advances in water purification, treatment, and resource management.

Olive Processing Waste Management contains a comprehensive review of literature and patent survey concerning olive processing waste.

This volume discusses contemporary techniques, technologies, and solutions for industrial wastewater remediation and treatment.

This book offers a practical guidance for environmental engineers and scientists charged with assessing the cause-and-effect of pollutants in receiving water systems.

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

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

Proper waste disposal is still a serious concern worldwide.

Advanced Bioseparation of Industrial Wastes: Sustainable Recovery of High-Value Metal Ions examines resource recovery from a variety of industrial waste streams, including sludge and wastewater, with an emphasis on both the fundamentals and the more advanced concepts involved.

This two-volume work presents comprehensive, accurate information on the present status and contemporary development in phycoremediation of various types of domestic and industrial wastewaters.

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for rock tunnel construction offer innovative solutions for assessing rock mass quality and ensuring excavation safety in challenging geological conditions.

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for rock tunnel construction offer innovative solutions for assessing rock mass quality and ensuring excavation safety in challenging geological conditions.