Waste treatment and disposal

Water is regarded as an important element for sustainable development and many countries are attempting to provide clean water for municipal and industrial sectors.

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This book discusses the management of waste in smart cities.

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.

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

Interest in solid and hazardous waste management is relatively recent, i.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of environmental and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 2nd International Conference on Efficient Production and Processing, held on February 25-26, 2021.

This book provides a comprehensive description of alkaline hydrometallurgy of amphoteric metal hazardous wastes.

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

In its present condition, the dam of the tailings pond is less stable than is recommended by international practice.

This book covers the latest advances in sustainable waste management and focuses on its implementation to mitigate water and air pollution, recycle and reuse raw material, and refine valuable metals.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of all relevant technical and environmental aspects relating to road vehicles with low-emission drive technology.

Drawing on the authors' extensive experience in the processing and disposal of waste, An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation, Second Edition examines the gamut of nuclear waste issues from the natural level of radionuclides in the environment to geological disposal of waste-forms and their long-term behavior.

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.

This book consists of chapters based on selected papers presented at the EcoDesign2015 symposium (9th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing).

Environmental sustainability is one of the biggest issues faced by the mankind.

Solid waste management is currently a major issue worldwide with numerous areas reaching critical levels.

Provides a comprehensive overview on developing sustainable practices for waste minimization via green metal extraction from waste streams This book introduces readers to sustainable management and defines the challenges as well as the opportunities in waste stream management.

This book introduces advanced or emerging technologies for conversion of wastes into a variety of high-value chemicals and materials.

This book focuses on the economic, political, and cultural factors that make up India's "e;informal processors,"e; which are the highly networked, multi-generational systems that reuse, repurpose, and otherwise dispose of 80% of India's electronic waste.

This book focuses on the economic, political, and cultural factors that make up India's "e;informal processors,"e; which are the highly networked, multi-generational systems that reuse, repurpose, and otherwise dispose of 80% of India's electronic waste.

This book addresses two critical problems that plague materials that make up components in both desalination and cooling water systems: corrosion, and fouling.

This book provides an overview of the dissolved air flotation clarification technology.

Waste management poses a daunting global challenge.

Agricultural residues are a significant waste product of modern agriculture.

This book presents a holistic view of climate change by examining a number of energy and transportation technologies and their impact on the climate.

Arsenic contamination poses a major environmental problem, especially in Southeast Asian countries like Bangladesh and India.

This volume presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ICITCSD - 2021), held at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research and Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India.

This book aims to provide academic and industrial applications advancing the critical role of circular economy principles in the sustainability of various resources.

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.

Due to complex phytochemical components and associated beneficial properties, numerous medicinal and aromatic plants, in whole or parts, have been used for nutritional purposes or the treatment of various diseases and disorders in humans and animals.

This book aims to identify the challenges presented by current urban environmental governance practices in fast growing Indian cities, to propose changes to the current governance implementation strategies, and to explore the best practices to achieve sustainable urban models through Indian and global perspectives.

Anaerobic digestion is a biochemical degradation process that converts complex organic material, such as animal manure, into methane and other byproducts.

The following listing represents a survey and a short description of 'Earth Observing Mis- sions' in alphabetical order.

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.

This book describes the photocatalytic mechanism, factors affecting photocatalytic activity, design and preparation of different kinds of nanostructured photocatalysts, and their applications in the environmental and energy fields.

This book describes the huge efforts by the Chinese Government concerning the restoration and future sustainable management of Chinese water systems.

This chapter introduces key themes from the book, reflecting the topics of the 'Awareness of the Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies' Seminar, in Kos, Greece.

The issue and finding the green solution of Solid Waste Management are important challenges throughout the world.

This book describes emerging and established industrial processes of biomining technologies used for the recovery of metals of economic interest from, e.

From wastestream to mainstream, a practical guide to composting toilet systems.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of sustainable energy systems, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Conference Sustainable Energy Systems: Innovative Perspectives (SES), held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, on October 29-30, 2020.

This book presents some of the latest technologies in waste management, and emphasizes the benefits that can be gained from the use of recycled products.

Water - a basic element of life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development - holds the key to global sustainability.

This book provides authoritative information, techniques and data necessary for the appropriate understanding of biomass and biowaste (understood as contaminated biomass) composition and behaviour while processed in various conditions and technologies.

This book reports on the treatment of waters and wastewaters with contaminants of emerging concern such as pharmaceutically active compounds.

This revised and extended 6 volume handbook set is the most comprehensive and voluminous reference work of its kind in the field of nuclear chemistry.

This book presents the advantages of the circular economy as a powerful - and inevitable - model for tackling the current challenges against shrinking resources and establishing the resource efficient economy.