Integrated solid waste management : engineering principles and management issues

Tchobanoglous, George ;

Integrated solid waste management : engineering principles and management issues - New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1993. - xxi, 978 p. : illustrations ;

Included Index.

Evolution of Solid Waste Management --
Legislative Trends and Impacts --
Sources, Types, and Composition of Municipal Solid Waste --
Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Municipal Solid Waste --
Sources, Types and Properties of Hazardous Wastes Found In Municipal Solid Waste --
Generation of Solid Wastes --
Waste Handling and Separation, Storage, and Processing at the Source --
Collection of Solid Wastes --
Separation and Processing and Transformation of Waste Materials --
Transfer and Transport --
Disposal and Solid Wastes and Residual Matter --
Materials Separation and Processing Technologies --
Thermal Conversion Technologies --
Biological and Chemical Conversion Technologies --
Recycling of Materials Found in Municipal Solid Waste --
Remedial Actions for Abandoned Waste Disposal Sites --
Meeting Federal and State Mandated Diversion Goals --
Implementation of Solid Waste Management Options --
Planning, Siting, and Permitting of Waste Management Facilities.

Provides a junior/senior- level introductory text aimed at civil and environmental engineers. This text includes the 1990-1991 laws and regulations.

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Refuse and refuse disposal.
Hazardous wastes.

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