Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Principles of Waste Management
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Goals of Waste Management
  • 1.3. Basic Elements of Waste Management
  • 1.4. Waste Hierarchy
  • 1.5. Precautionary Principle
  • 1.6. Zero Waste
  • 1.7. Muda (Japanese Term)
  • 1.8. Pay As You Throw (PAYT)
  • 1.9. Polluter Pays Principle (PPP)
  • 1.10. Product Stewardship Policy (PSP)
  • 1.11. Proximity Principle
  • 1.12. Resource Recovery
  • 1.13. Waste-To-Energy (WTE)
  • 1.14. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
  • 1.15. Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO)
  • Chapter 2 Importance of Waste Management
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Significance of Waste Management In Environmental Sanitation
  • 2.3. Top Reasons For Waste Management
  • 2.4. Emerging Factors
  • 2.5. New Waste Management Techniques
  • Chapter 3 Waste Avoidance and Reduction Methods
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Origins of Wastes
  • 3.3. Impacts of Improper Waste Management
  • 3.4. Waste Avoidance
  • 3.5. Waste Minimization
  • 3.6. Waste Reuse
  • 3.7. Financial Support For Waste Management
  • 3.8. Education and Awareness of The General Public on Waste Management
  • 3.9. Waste Policies
  • Chapter 4 Waste Management Methods
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Storage And Transport of Wastes
  • 4.3. Recycling Methods
  • 4.4. Energy Recovery
  • 4.5. Plasma Gasification
  • 4.6. Biological Reprocessing
  • 4.7. Waste Incineration
  • 4.8. Final Disposal of Wastes
  • 4.9. Environmental Considerations In Waste Disposal Methods
  • 4.10. General Conclusion On Waste Disposal Methods
  • Chapter 5 Waste Handling, Storage, and Transportation
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Waste Handling
  • 5.3. Handling, Storage, And Transport of Solid Municipal Waste
  • 5.4. Biomedical Waste Storage, Transport, And Handling
  • 5.5. Handling, Storage, And Transport of Radioactive Waste
  • 5.6. Liquid Waste And Sludge Treatment Handling, Storage, And Transport
  • 5.7. Handling, Storage, And Transport of Hazardous Waste
  • 5.8. Handling, Storage, And Transport of Asbestos And Asbestos-Containing Waste
  • 5.9. Handling, Storage, And Transport of Pesticides and Other Persistent Organic Pollutants (Pops)
  • 5.10. Agricultural Waste That Is Returned To The Ground As Fertilizer
  • 5.11. Handling, Storage, And Transport Of Construction and Demolition Wastes
  • Chapter 6 Hazardous Waste
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Classification Of Hazardous Wastes From A GHS Perspective
  • 6.3. Industrial Hazardous Waste
  • 6.4. Healthcare Risk Wastes
  • 6.5. Radioactive Waste
  • 6.6. Hazardous Household Waste
  • 6.7. Exploration and Mining Wastes
  • 6.8. Mineral Processing and Combustion Wastes
  • 6.9. Final Management Options of Hazardous Waste
  • Chapter 7 Radioactive Wastes
  • 7.1. Nature of Radioactive Wastes
  • 7.2. Sources of Radioactive Wastes