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Waste reduction for pollution prevention /
Waste Reduction for Pollution Prevention discusses the philosophy, regulatory background, and technical options dealing with waste minimization. The book explains waste reduction as a form of pollution prevention to minimize the amount of hazardous materials dumped into the environment. The 1984 Res...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, England :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
1989.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Waste Reduction for Pollution Prevention; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; SECTION I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Overview; The nature of primacy of waste reduction; Chapter 2. Present and Future Commitment; Policy issues; Waste reduction and competitiveness; SECTION II: Minimization of Hazardous Wastes; Chapter 3. Waste-minimization Techniques; Background; Definitions; Source reduction; Good housekeeping; Technology and modification; Product/raw material substitution; Recycling; Recycling technologies; Solvent recycling; Halogenated organics recycling
- Metal-bearing waste recyclingCorrosive waste recycling; Reactive waste recycling; Waste exchanges; Waste-treatment techniques; Chapter 4. Factors in waste minimization; Incentives for waste minimization; Costs of hazardous waste treatment and disposal; Financial liability of generators; Liability insurance; Siting hazardous-waste TSD capacity; Permitting requirements and clean-up costs; Public perception; Disadvantages of waste minimization; Economic barriers; Technical barriers; Regulatory barriers; Chapter 5. Government efforts; Research and demonstration grant programmes
- Technical assistance programmesWaste-reduction audit protocols; Proposed legislation; Legal issues in waste reduction; Scope and definition of waste reduction; Waste-reduction reporting requirements; Chapter 6. Summary of Sections I and II; Maintain current voluntary programme; Expand existing programme; Mandatory standards of performance; SECTION III: Systems for Waste Treatment; Chapter 7. Systems for industrial waste management; Biological treatment; Thermal treatment incineration; Emerging thermal processes; Chapter 8. Thermal treatment for industrial wastes; Combustion
- Combustion of solidsOxygen requirements for complete combustion; Heat balance; Combustion/incineration; Environmental controls; Chapter 9. Recovery systems; Waste minimization; Treatment technologies for waste minimization; Unit operations and recovery processes; Recycling/reuse/fuel potential areas and incentives; SECTION IV: Municipal solid-waste recycling; Chapter 10. Introduction and Background; Background; Recycling benefits; Markets; Composition of waste; Quantity; Separation; Collection; Other processing considerations; Chapter 11. Materials recycling; Paper; Glass; Plastics; Metals
- AluminiumFerrous metals; Nonferrous metals; Leaf composting; Chapter 12. Management; Public relations and communications; Legal aspects; Publicity and education; Recycling in Japan; Recycling in the United States; Chapter 13. Organizing a recycling programme; Planning for future waste management operation; Role of public authorities; Organizing a programme; Summary; Prospects; References; General additional reading; Additional reading on recycling; Appendix A: Directory of waste exchanges; Index