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Recycling and incineration : evaluating the choices /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Island Press,
©1990.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Figures
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Solid Waste: Dimensions of the Problem
- Seven Steps Toward Practical Solutions
- Beyond NIMBY: Putting This Handbook to Use
- Part One: Recycling and Incineration: The Basis for Comparison
- Chapter 1. Waste Generation and Waste Reduction
- Solid Waste Quantities
- Waste Composition
- Waste Reduction
- Chapter 2. Physical Capcacity to Manage the Waste Stream
- Incineration Technology, Potentials, and Residuals
- Recycling Technology, Potentials, and ResidualsDeveloping Markets for Secondary Materials
- Chapter 3. Economic Comparisons
- Life-cycle Cost Comparisons: Basic Concepts
- Life-cycle Costs of Incineration
- Life-cycle Costs of Recycling
- Chapter 4. Lessons from Comparisons
- Seattle�s Recycling Potential Assessment
- A First-Phase Recycling Program for New York City
- A Nonincineration Solid Waste Management Plan for the Town of North Hempstead, Long Island, New York
- Intensive Recycling Zones
- Leveling the Playing Field
- Part Two: Health and Environmental Risks of MSW Incineration and Their ControlThe Role of Incineration in MSW Management
- The Need for a Comprehensive Assessment of Risks from MSW Incineration
- The Nature of Health and Environmental Risks from MSW Incineration
- Chapter 5. MSW Incinerator Ash
- Inherent Toxicity of Incinerator Ash
- Leachability of Metals in Incinerator Ash
- Bioavailability and Direct Toxicity of Incinerator Ash
- Routes of Exposure to Incinerator Ash
- Fundamental Objectives of Ash Management
- Chapter 6. MSW Incinerator Air Emissions
- Air Pollution ControlEmission Limits
- Monitoring
- Chapter 7. Evaluating MSW Incinerator Health Risk Assessments
- Fundamentals and Limitations of Risk Assessment
- The Health Risk Assessment: A Thumbnail Sketch
- Summary: A Health Risk Assessment Checklist
- Part Three: Practical Aspects of Planning, Implementation and Environmental Review: Strategies for Effective Citizen Participa
- Chapter 8. Promises, Promises: Screening Out the Bad, Locking In the Good
- Ash Toxicity
- Injury to Recycling Efforts
- Air Emission Limits
- Chapter 9. Important Elements of A Solid Waste Plan Identifying the Options and Assigning Priorities
- Gathering Essential Information
- Evaluating the Institutional Framework
- Participating in the Decision-making Process
- Siting
- Chapter 10. Permitting and Review for MSW Incinerators
- Environmental Impact Statements and Related Requirements
- Air Pollution Laws
- Solid Waste Laws
- Miscellaneous Requirements
- General Considerations
- Existing Facilities
- Appendices
- A. Location and Status of MSW Incinerators in the United States