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Waste treatment and disposal / Paul T. Williams.

By: Williams, Paul T.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 1998 (1999)Description: xi, 417 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0471981494.Subject(s): Refuse and refuse disposal -- Great Britain | Refuse and refuse disposal -- Government policy -- Great BritainDDC classification: 363.728
Contents:
Introduction -- Waste Management -- Waste -- Waste reduction, re-use and recycling -- Landfill -- Incineration -- Other treatment technologies: Pyrolysis, Gasification, Composting, Anaerobic digestion -- Integrated waste management.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students whose studies include a component on 'Waste Treatment and Disposal', including degree courses in Environmental, Civil, Chemical and Energy Engineering and Environmental Science. It is also aimed at professionals in the waste treatment and disposal industry. The book covers the main areas of waste treatment and disposal with particular emphasis on the UK, but examples from Europe, North America and the Far East are also used for comparison throughout the text. The main areas of waste treatment covered include: legislative and economic aspects of waste treatment and disposal; characteristics of different types of waste; waste reduction and reuse; recycling of many different types of waste; landfill operation and formation and control of landfill gas and leachate; utilisation of landfill gas for energy recovery; incineration of waste; incinerator operation; the various types of incinerator emissions - their formation and control; and energy recovery. Other types of waste treatment and disposal - Pyrolysis, Gasification, Composting and Anaerobic Digestion and finally the integration of the different waste treatment and disposal options are also covered.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Waste Management -- Waste -- Waste reduction, re-use and recycling -- Landfill -- Incineration -- Other treatment technologies: Pyrolysis, Gasification, Composting, Anaerobic digestion -- Integrated waste management.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 History of Waste Treatment and Disposal
  • 1.2 European Union Waste Management Policy
  • 1.3 Waste Strategy of the European Community
  • 1.4 Policy Instruments
  • 1.5 EU Waste Management Legislation
  • 1.6 The Economics of Waste Management
  • 1.7 Options for Waste Treatment and Disposal
  • Chapter 2 Waste
  • 2.1 Definitions of Waste
  • 2.2 Waste Arisings
  • 2.3 Municipal solid waste (MSW)
  • 2.4 Hazardous waste
  • 2.5 Sewage sludge
  • 2.6 Other Wastes
  • 2.7 Waste Containers, Collection Systems and Transport
  • Chapter 3 Waste Recycling
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Waste recycling
  • 3.3 Examples of Waste Recycling
  • 3.4 Economic Considerations
  • 3.5 Life Cycle Analysis of Materials Recycling
  • Chapter 4 Waste Landfill
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 EC Waste Landfill Directive
  • 4.3 Site Selection and Assessment
  • 4.4 Considerations for Landfills
  • 4.5 Types of Waste Landfilled
  • 4.6 Landfill design and engineering
  • 4.7 Landfill liner materials
  • 4.8 Landfill Liner Systems
  • 4.9 Processes Operating in Waste Landfills
  • 4.10 Other Landfill Design Types
  • 4.11 Landfill gas
  • 4.12 Landfill leachate
  • 4.13 Landfill Capping
  • 4.14 Landfill Site Completion and Restoration
  • 4.15 Energy Recovery from Landfill Gas
  • 4.16 Old Landfill Sites
  • Chapter 5 Waste Incineration
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 EC Waste Incineration Directive
  • 5.3 Incineration Systems
  • Chapter 6 Other Treatment Technologies; Pyrolysis, Gasification, Combined Pyrolysis-Gasification, Composting, Anaerobic Digestion
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Pyrolysis
  • 6.3 Gasification
  • 6.4 Combined Pyrolysis-Gasification
  • 6.5 Composting
  • 6.6 Anaerobic Digestion
  • Chapter 7 Integrated Waste Management
  • 7.1 Integrated Waste Management
  • Index

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