Principles and Practice Chandrappa, Ramesha. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Das, Diganta Bhusan. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 2nd ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XLIX, 840 p. 448 illus., 408 illus. in color. online resource. This book discusses solid waste management issues from global to local level. It offers an overview of the methods and paradigms of this burgeoning field, ranging from generation, characteristics, quantity, and practical challenges. The book discusses the major issues with respect to environmental health and economy, which are related to solid waste management. Furthermore, it contains updated information on topics such as toxicology, climate change, population pressure, urbanization, energy production, building and community design, and disaster preparedness in the context of solid waste management. 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WASTE QUANTITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS -- 3. STORAGE AND COLLECTION -- 4. MATERIALS RECOVERY AND RECYCLING -- 5. DISPOSAL -- 6. BIOMEDICAL WASTE -- 7. HAZARDOUS WASTE -- 8. WASTE FROM ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT -- 9. WASTE FROM INDUSTRY AND COMMERTIAL ACTIVITY -- 10. RADIOACTIVE WASTE -- 11. HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES -- 12 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -- 13 ISSUES IN DISASTER AFFECTED AREA -- 14 SOLID WASTE AND LIVELIHOOD -- 15. Construction and Demolition Waste -- 16. Legacy Waste -- 17. Waste Mafia -- 18. Management Aspects: Planning, Institutional and Financial Aspects -- 19. Siting of Municipal Solid Waste Facilities -- 20. Mathematical Modelling for Solid Waste Management -- Glossary -- Index. by Ramesha Chandrappa, Diganta Bhusan Das. Geotechnical engineering Environmental management Environmental Law Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences Environmental Management Environmental Law TA703-705.4 9783031504426 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50442-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50442-6 240320 20251030111732.0 978-3-031-50442-6