Advances in Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sudha Goel.
• Editors: Goel, Sudha
• Contents: 1. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: An Introduction2. Moving Towards a Circular Economy in Solid Waste Management: Concepts and Practices3. Institutional Waste Management4. Scientific Approach for Municipal Solid Waste Characterization5. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Global Trends6. Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) in Assimilation of Environmental Data7. Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Solid Waste Management –A Review8. Environmental Impacts of Pond Ash Dumping at Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant (KTTP) – Physico-chemical Characterization of Pond Ash9. Leaching Behaviour of Pond Ash10. WQI, DRASTIC and Contaminant Transport Modelling Using WiscLEACH 2.0 11. Degradation of Plastics12. Electronic Waste (E-waste) Generation and Management13. Survey of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment Methods and Compost Samples14. Development and Application of a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Tool for Solid Waste Management: Kolkata as a Case Study15. Fundamentals of MicrobiologyAppendix A: USEPA—RCRA's Chemical Waste Compatibility ListAppendix B: Environmental Regulations in IndiaAppendix C: Country-wise E-waste generation rates (ordered from highest to lowest by kg/person-y)Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (371 pages)
• Subjects: Environment; Waste disposal; Environmental pollution; Geology; Technology & Engineering -- Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems; Science -- Environmental Science; Nature -- Natural Disasters; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Pollution control; Natural disasters; Waste management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319570761
• Related ISBNs: 9783319570747
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