Advances in Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
This book presents reviews, examples and case studies of innovative applications in solid and hazardous waste management. The economics of waste management have since become a significant research area in their own right, and two chapters address these issues. In addition, dedicated chapters cover s...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: An Introduction
- 2. Moving Towards a Circular Economy in Solid Waste Management: Concepts and Practices
- 3. Institutional Waste Management
- 4. Scientific Approach for Municipal Solid Waste Characterization
- 5. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Global Trends
- 6. Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) in Assimilation of Environmental Data
- 7. Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Solid Waste Management –A Review
- 8. Environmental Impacts of Pond Ash Dumping at Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant (KTTP) – Physico-chemical Characterization of Pond Ash
- 9. Leaching Behaviour of Pond Ash
- 10. WQI, DRASTIC and Contaminant Transport Modelling Using WiscLEACH 2.0
- 11. Degradation of Plastics
- 12. Electronic Waste (E-waste) Generation and Management
- 13. Survey of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Methods and Compost Samples
- 14. Development and Application of a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Tool for Solid Waste Management: Kolkata as a Case Study
- 15. Fundamentals of Microbiology
- Appendix A: USEPA—RCRA’s Chemical Waste Compatibility List
- Appendix B: Environmental Regulations in India
- Appendix C: Country-wise E-waste generation rates (ordered from highest to lowest by kg/person-y)
- Index.
