A junior/senior- level introductory text aimed at civil and environmental engineers taking a basic introduction to Solid-Waste Management. The text includes the latest 1990-1991 laws and regulations.
I Perspectives1 Evolution of Solid Waste Management2 Legislative
Trends and ImpactsII Sources, Composition, and Properties of Solid Waste3
Sources, Types, and Composition of Municipal Solid Waste4 Physical,
Chemical, and Biological Properties of Municipal Solid Waste5
Sources, Types and Properties of Hazardous Wastes Found In Municipal
Solid WasteIII Engineering Principles6 Generation of Solid Wastes7 Waste
Handling and Separation, Storage, and Processing at the Source8
Collection of Solid Wastes9 Separation and Processing and Transformation of
Waste Materials10 Transfer and Transport11 Disposal and Solid Wastes
and Residual MatterIV Separation, Transformation, and Recycling of Waste
Materials12 Materials Separation and Processing Technologies13 Thermal
Conversion Technologies14 Biological and Chemical Conversion Technologies15
Recycling of Materials Found in Municipal Solid WasteV Closure,
Restoration, and Rehabilitation of Landfills16 Remedial Actions for
Abandoned Waste Disposal SitesVI Solid Waste Management and Planning
Issues17 Meeting Federal and State Mandated Diversion Goals18
Implementation of Solid Waste Management Options19 Planning, Siting, and
Permitting of Waste Management Facilities Appendixes
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