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  • Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrialby John Pichtel

    CRC Press 2005; US$ 139.95

    A practitioner's guide to assimilating practical knowledge of waste management processes into an understanding of the latest regulations, with an eye on the environmental impact of landfill use. more...

  • Clayey Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal Facilitiesby R.K. Rowe; R.M. Quigley; Reinhard Mohn

    Spon Press 1997; US$ 170.00

    The authors discuss all key aspects of the design of barrier systems, including leachate collection, natural barriers such as clayey aquitards, clay liners, geomembrane and composite liners. more...

  • Energy Savings by Wastes Recyclingby R. Porter; T. Roberts

    Spon Press 1985; US$ 260.00

    The overall aim of this study was to assess the energy conservation potential obtainable through the reuse of waste materials, and to identify areas for priority action. more...

  • Management of Hazardous and Toxic Wastes in the Processby S.T. Kolaczkowski; B.D. Crittenden

    Spon Press 1987; US$ 400.00

    Proceedings of the International Congress on Recent Advances in the Management of Hazardous and Toxic Wastes in the Process Industries, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 March 1987. more...

  • Combustion and Incineration Processesby Walter R. Niessen

    Marcel Dekker Inc 2002; US$ 199.95

    This text highlights advances in materials handling, waste processing, refractory and materials engineering, combustion technology and energy recovery. It identifies design parameters and operating characteristics for a wide range of incineration systems. more...

  • The Regulatory Control of Radioactive Waste Managementby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 84.00

    Regulators are major stakeholders in the decision-making process for radioactive waste management. The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) has recognised the value of exchanging and comparing information about national regulatory practices and having an informal, international network for discussing issues of common concern. more...

  • Waste Treatment and Disposalby Paul T. Williams

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 189.95

    Following on from the successful first edition of Waste Treatment & Disposal, this second edition has been completely updated, and provides comprehensive coverage of waste process engineering and disposal methodologies. Concentrating on the range of technologies available for household and commercial waste, it also presents readers with relevant legislative background material as boxed features. NEW to this edition: Increased coverage of re-use and recycling Updating of the usage of different waste treatment technologies Increased coverage of new and emerging technologies for waste treatment and disposal A broader global perspective with a focus on comparative international material on waste treatment uptake and waste management... more...

  • La gestion des déchets urbainby Adepoju G. Onibokun

    International Development Research Centre 2002; US$ 25.00

    La gestion des déchets urbains propose un examen critique de la gouvernance urbaine en Afrique du point de vue, plus particulièrement, des problèmes et défis majeurs que pose la gestion des déchets. Les situations à Abidjan, Dar es Salaam, Ibadan et Johannesburg y sont décrites, comparées et évaluées et les différentes formes typiques de gouvernance y sont présentées ainsi que leurs échecs et leurs réussites du point de vue de la lutte contre le problème crucial de l?augmentation des déchets urbains. Cet ouvrage intéressera les chercheurs, les universitaires et les étudiants en études africaines et en urbanisme, les organismes donateurs qui travaillent dans le domaine des problèmes urbains, les décideurs, les ingénieurs municipaux, les directeurs... more...

  • Design Aspects of Used Lubricating Oil Re-Refiningby Firas Awaja; Dumitru Pavel

    Elsevier 2006; US$ 215.00

    Design Aspects of Used Lubricating Oil Re-Refining presents a feasible and comprehensive technology for recycling of used lubricating oils. This book discusses efficient and effective ways of reusing lubricating oil which, if implemented, will result in a better quality of life, the stability of the environment, the health of national economies and better relationships between nations. It presents essential experimental results for process designers and engineers to establish a complete process design. The conditions and behaviour in each step in the re-refining process, (dehydration, solvent extraction, solvent stripping, and vacuum distillation) are examined in order to discover ways to recover and reuse wastes that are produced by lubricating... more...

  • The Waste Crisisby Hans Y. Tammemagi

    Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 40.00

    This text provides a look at solid waste management in North America and seeks solutions to the waste crisis. It describes the magnitude and complexity of the problem, focusing on municipal wastes and placing them in the perspective of wastes such as hazardous, biochemical, and radioactive debris. more...