Management of municipal solid waste
by Ramachandra,T V
Series: Environmental Engineering Series Published by : Commonwealth of Learning (Canada) Physical details: 321p. ISBN:978-81-7993-187-5.
Subject(s):
Biogas
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Recycling
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Refuse and refuse disposal.
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Integrated Waste Management
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Introducing municipal solid waste management : Classification of solid wastes, SWM
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Waste generation aspects : Waste stream assessment (WSA), waste generation and composition, waste characteristics, health and environmental effects, status of waste generation in Bangalore
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Waste collection, storage and transport : Collection components, storage- containers/collection vehicles, collective operation, transfer station, waste collection system design, record keeping, control, inventory and monitoring, implementing collection and transfer system, case of Bangalore
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Waste disposal : Key issues in waste disposal, disposal options and selection criteria, sanitary landfill, landfill gas emission, leachate formation, environmental effects of landfill, waste disposal
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Waste processing techniques : Purpose of processing, mechanical volume and size reduction, component separation, drying and dewatering
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Source reduction, product recovery and recycling : Source reduction- basics, significance of recycling, planning of a recycling program, recycling program elements, commonly recycled materials and processes, source reduction and recycling in Bangalore
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Recovery of biological conversion products- compost and biogas : Composting, biogasification, composting and biogasification- environmental effects
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Incineration and energy recovery : Planning an incineration facility, incineration technologies, refuse derived fuel (RDF) system, modular incineration, fluidized-bed incineration, energy recovery, air emission and its control, environmental concerns
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Hazardous waste- management and treatment : Identification and classification, Hazardous waste management and treatment, pollution prevention and waste minimization, hazardous wastes management in India
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Integrated waste management (IWM) : basics of IWM, waste management modeling, benefits of IWM in developing economies, life cycle assessment (LCA), public education and involvement
Year: 2009
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