Waste Management

Increase in the population has led to rapid industrialization, thus leading to pollution at all levels. With industries of various types discharging their all types of effluents in various sources of water, a constant need has been felt for recycling of...

Sustainable development cannot be achieved solely at the international level. Without the creation of more sustainable livelihoods, it will remain a utopian and elusive goal. Yet given the huge differences in economic development and levels of...

This publication suggests how Pakistan could strengthen solid waste management and in doing so reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.It provides guidance on improving and expanding waste collection and disposal services for municipal, industrial,...

Environmental engineers are primarily responsible for restoring hazardous waste sites to a condition where they will not cause adverse effect to human health and the environment and for creating a waste-handling architecture that prevents future...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945612909Author Sukalyan SenguptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Momentum PressPublisher Momentum PressWeight(grams) 177g

This book provides chemical concepts as well as crucial steps for inorganic water and wastewater treatment. Examples and tools help to understand and to guide through industrial and natural water process engineering. Chemical and environmental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811416576Author Edris HoseinzadehFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Bentham Science PublishersPublisher Bentham Science PublishersWeight(grams) 417g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608055982Author Floriana La MarcaFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Bentham Science PublishersPublisher Bentham Science PublishersWeight(grams) 178g

A side-effect of numerous anthropogenic activities involves unfavourable changes in the natural environment. The acquisition of natural resources, especially fossil fuels, solid waste and wastewater production, as well as emission of gases and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419639050Author Alex FaresFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 649g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993904509Author Luxmy Begum P EngFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Green Nook PressPublisher Green Nook PressWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Immobilisation of high level toxic wastes by vitrification is a well established process that has been studied extensively over last 40 years. A suitable glass host is used to dissolve the high level nuclear waste to form a glassy (vitreous) homogeneous...

Phytoremediation represents the set of technologies able to remove pollutants using artificial ecosystems equipped with natural plants. This book examines a survey about the state of the art of this technique and provides results and details about new...

The cost of cleaning up water and soil leads to the same undeniable conclusion: Existing models of industrial development are simply not sustainable from an ecological view point and they cost a lot of money in purely economic terms. Mexico is no...

Solid waste is any garbage or refuse from industrial, commercial, agricultural or community activities. This book provides leading edge research on this broad field of study from around the globe.Book InformationISBN 9781604568097Author Adrian S...

Toxic Waste Minimization in Print.Circ.Book InformationISBN 9780815511830Author Thomas NunnoFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint William Andrew PublishingPublisher William Andrew PublishingWeight(grams) 580g

Dioxin-Containing WastesBook InformationISBN 9780815511816Author Mark ArientiFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint William Andrew PublishingPublisher William Andrew PublishingWeight(grams) 760g

Halogenated-Organic Con- taining WasteBook InformationISBN 9780815511786Author Gerard MeurantFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint William Andrew PublishingPublisher William Andrew PublishingWeight(grams) 1130g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750330930Author Professor Klaus-Jurgen RoehligFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics...

Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management was inspired by the need to have a text that enveloped awareness and solutions to the ongoing issues and concerns of waste generated from industry. The development of science and technology has increased...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606929599Author Anna StephensFormat HardbackPage Count 394Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1010g

This book mainly investigates the adsorption of anionic diclofenac sodium on natural clay minerals, the adsorption of anionic chloramphenicol on natural clay minerals and the behavior of surface and interface modification or adsorption on clay minerals...

This book reviews that the environmental pollution caused by anthropogenic impacts that represents a big challenges facing contemporary science and technology. As a result of the civilisation-technogenic activities, a large amount of toxins of both...

Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous waste generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity. The...

Covers technological mitigation of plastics and microplastic wastes along with their remediation in a technical way Discusses advances in plastic/micro/nano plastic pollution and possible pathways of pollution Demonstrates mitigation measures to minimize...

Accidental Releases Of Air ToxicsBook InformationISBN 9780815512103Author Daniel S. DavisFormat HardbackPage Count 672Imprint William Andrew PublishingPublisher William Andrew PublishingWeight(grams) 1620g

It will appeal to academics, students, and stakeholders in publicpolicy or environmental studies who want to think critically and morebroadly about how we approach energy generation and waste management.Book InformationISBN 9780774817080Author Darrin...

Environmental Materials and Waste: Resource Recovery and Pollution Prevention contains the latest information on environmental sustainability as a wide variety of natural resources are increasingly being exploited to meet the demands of a worldwide...

Agro-industrial Wastes as Feedstock for Enzyme Production: Apply and Exploit the Emerging and Valuable Use Options of Waste Biomass explores the current state-of-the-art bioprocesses in enzyme production using agro-industrial wastes with respect to their...

Residues containing Cr (VI) are classified as toxic and hazardous residues by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Cr (VI) could easily leach into the environment due to rain water passing through the Cr (VI), containing residues which could...

Electrochemical water treatment is a simple method to generate disinfecting agents. Several companies offer special cell technologies for water disinfection. It has been found that besides active chlorine for disinfection, by-products such as chlorate...

This book offers a detailed overview of low cost adsorbents for Cd(II) removal from wastewater, namely agricultural and industrial wastes, activated carbon from agricultural wastes and biosorbents. A study of the susceptibility of...

As the lack of fossil fuel is increasing, sludge management is not only to satisfy the disposal criteria but also to obtain energy and resources. For better sewage sludge disposal and more efficient energy reclamation, a series of analysis and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536163704Author Adriana MagdalenaFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 336g

Each year, consumers purchase millions of electronic devices, such as televisions, computers, and cell phones, and are faced with what to do with their used electronics. Recycling can recover a variety of materials, including precious metals, and many...

Currently, the management of solid waste represents a major economic and environmental issue throughout the world. Trends in waste generation show an increase in the volumes of waste produced in most countries and it is clear that the trend will continue...

Wastewater treatment plants usually generate millions of tons of sewage sludge every year. Sewage sludge results from the accumulation of solids from chemical coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation during wastewater treatment. Worldwide, sludge...

Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World provides a unique perspective on the state of waste management and resource recycling in the developing world, offering practical solutions based on innovative tools and technologies as well...

Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day. This waste is rich in water, nutrients, energy and organic compounds. Yet waste is not being managed in a way that permits us to derive value from its reuse, whilst millions of farmers struggle with...

Electronic waste, which includes everything from refrigerators to smartphones, is one of the world's fastest growing waste streams. Often these items are simply discarded as new technology becomes available. A huge amount of electronic waste is generated...