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Waste : a handbook for management /
Waste: A Handbook for Management, Second Edition, provides information on a wide range of hot topics and developing areas, such as hydraulic fracturing, microplastics, waste management in developing countries, and waste-exposure-outcome pathways. Beginning with an overview of the current waste lands...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2019.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Waste: A Handbook for Management; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Authors Biography; Preface; Prologue; Organization; The Challenge; References; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction to Waste Management; 1. Introduction; 2. The Catalyst of Change; 3. Sustainable Development: The Context for Recycling; 3.1. The Postwar Period; 3.2. The Period of Globalization; 4. Implementation and Progress; 5. Interpretations; 6. The Extent of the Problem; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: A Systems Approach to Waste Management; 1. Introduction; 2. Systems View
- 3. Paradigm Evolution3.1. New Thinking; 3.2. Traditional Facility Design; 3.3. Comprehensive Approach; 4. Life Cycle Assessment; 4.1. Efficiency; 4.2. Utility and the Benefit-Cost Analysis; 5. Sustainability; 5.1. The Tragedy of the Commons; 6. Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Regulation of Wastes; 1. Introduction; 2. The Growth of Environmental Regulations; 2.1. The National Environmental Policy Act; 3. Solid and Hazardous Wastes Legislation; 3.1. Management of Active Hazardous Waste Facilities; 3.2. Addressing Abandoned Hazardous Wastes; 4. Clean Air Legislation
- 4.1. Mobile Sources4.2. Hazardous Air Pollutants; 4.3. Air Pollution Regulations in the UK; 5. Water Quality Legislation; 5.1. Drinking Water; 5.2. Water Pollution Abatement; 6. Environmental Product and Consumer Protection Laws; 7. Waste Regulations in United Kingdom; 7.1. Global Connections; 8. Conclusions; A. Appendix; B. Appendix; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4: Waste Collection; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Collection Efficiency; 2. Materials Collected; 3. Collection Systems; 3.1. Waste Collection Vehicles; 4. Modeling Problems and Methods; 4.1. Siting Collection-Related Facilities
- 4.2. Districting and Privatization4.3. Defining Collection Points; 4.4. Vehicle Routing and Scheduling; 5. Data Requirements for Modeling; 5.1. Waste Volume and Weight; 5.2. Loading and Unloading Times; 5.3. Travel Times; 6. Example Studies; 6.1. Hampshire, United Kingdom; 6.2. Taipei City, Taiwan; 6.3. Porto Alegre, Brazil; 6.4. Finland; 6.5. Life Cycle Analysis; 7. Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5: Waste and Biogeochemical Cycling; 1. Introduction; 2. The Hydrologic Cycle; 2.1. The Hydrosphere; 3. Scale and Complexity of Matter and Energy Cycles
- 4. Carbon Equilibrium and Cycling5. Nutrient Cycling; 5.1. The Nitrogen Cycle; 5.2. Interactions Between Sulfur and Nitrogen; 5.3. The Sulfur Cycle; 6. Biogeochemical Cycles and Decision Making; References; Part 2: Waste Streams (and Their Treatment); Chapter 6: Mine Waste: A Brief Overview of Origins, Quantities, and Methods of Storage*; 1. Origins and Quantities of Mine Waste; 2. Waste Characteristics; 3. Storage of Fine-Grained Wastes; 4. Water Balances for Mine Waste Storages; 5. Safety of Mine Waste Storage Structures During Their Operational Lifetime; 5.1. Overtopping