Titolo: Handbook of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 2: Solid Waste Processing and Resource Recovery (Handbook of Environmental Engineering, 2)
Editore: Humana
Data di pubblicazione: 1980
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN 10: 0896030083
ISBN 13: 9780896030084
Rilegatura: Rilegato
Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Since pollution is a direct or" indirect consequence of waste, if there is no waste, there can be no pollution, and the seemingly idealistic demand for" zero discharge" can be construed as a demand for zero waste.

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1 Introduction to Solid Waste Management.- I. Introduction.- II. Solid Waste Generation.- A. Quantities of Municipal Refuse.- B. Composition of Municipal Refuse.- C. Industrial Solid Waste.- D. Solid Waste from Air and Water Pollution Controls.- E. The Total Solid Waste Picture.- III. Solid Waste Collection and Transportation.- A. Collection Agencies.- B. Residential Collection.- C. Commercial Collection.- D. Recent Concepts in Collection.- E. Planning a Collection System.- IV. Solid Waste Disposal.- A. Direct Disposal.- B. Processing Prior to Disposal.- V. Recovery of Resources.- A. Reasons for Recovery and Recycling.- B. Methods of Obtaining Pure Materials from Mixed Solid Waste.- C. Recovery of Energy.- VI. Special Types of Solid Waste.- A. Nonradioactive Hazardous Waste.- B. Radioactive Solid Waste.- C. Hospital Waste.- D. Packaging Waste.- E. Litter.- F. Plastic Waste.- G. Junked Automobiles.- H. Scrap Tires.- VII. Legislative Aspects of Solid Waste.- VIII. Concluding Remarks.- References.- 2 Mechanical Volume Reduction.- I. Introduction.- II. Shredding.- A. Dry Processes.- B. Wet Processes.- III. Baling.- IV. Size Reduction Applications.- A. Transfer Stations.- B. Resource Recovery.- C. Disposal Operations.- V. Economics.- VI. Operation and Maintenance.- VII. Illustration of Shredder Selection.- References.- 3 Combustion and Incineration.- I. Introduction to Incineration.- II. Process Analysis of Incineration Systems.- A. Stoichiometry.- B. Thermal Decomposition (Pyrolysis).- C. Mass Burning.- D. Suspension Burning.- E. Air Pollution from Incineration.- F. Fluid Mechanics in Furnace Systems.- III. Incineration Systems for Municipal Solid Waste.- A. Receipt and Storage.- B. Charging.- C. Enclosures.- D. Grates and Hearths.- E. Combustion Air.- F. Flue Gas Conditioning.- G. Air Pollution Control.- H. Special Topics.- IV. Incineration Systems for Municipal and Commercial Wastes.- A. Los Angeles Type.- B. Modular Combustion Units.- V. Special Purpose Incinerators.- A. Bulky Waste Incinerator.- B. Pit-type Incinerators.- VI. Economics of Incineration.- VII. An Approach to Design.- Appendix Waste Thermochemical Data.- References.- 4 Sanitary Landfill.- I. Introduction.- A. Definition.- II. Site Selection.- A. Site Characteristics.- B. Land Volume (Area) Required.- C. Legal Requirements.- III. Engineering, Construction, and Operation of Sanitary Landfill Sites.- A. Sanitary Landfilling Methods.- B. Sanitary Landfill Equipment.- C. Seepage Prevention and Runoff Control.- D. Development and Operating Costs.- IV. Environmental Considerations.- A. General.- B. Leachate and Groundwater Monitoring.- C. Decomposition Gas Production.- D. Subsidence.- V. Termination of Operations.- A. Reuse of Site.- B. Maintenance and Surveillance.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 5 Composting Process.- I. Introduction.- A. General Description.- B. Historical Development.- II. Microbiology and Classification.- A. Microbiology.- B. Classification.- III. Design Approaches.- A. General Approach.- B. Pretreatment.- C. Digestion.- D. Curing.- E. Finishing or Upgrading.- F. Storage.- IV. Process Parameters.- A. Nutrients.- B. Moisture Content.- C. Temperature.- D. Hydrogen Ion (pH) Level.- E. Aeration and Mixing.- F. Genetic Traits and Seeding.- V. Process Control.- VI. Pathogen Survival.- VII. Cost Considerations.- VIII. End Products.- IX. Summary.- X. Practical Examples.- References.- 6 Materials and Energy Recovery.- I. Introduction.- II. Resource Recovery Objectives.- A. Options for Reducing Raw Material Consumption.- B. Options for Reducing Disposed Waste Quantities.- C. Feasible Alternatives for Reducing Raw Material Consumption and Solid Waste Generation.- III. Resource Recovery Operations.- A. Shredding.- B. Separation.- C. Incineration.- D. Pyrolysis.- E. Composting.- F. Chemical-Biochemical Conversion.- IV. Selected Case Studies.- A. New Orleans, Louisiana.- B. Franklin, Ohio.- C. Saugus, Massachusetts.- D. St. Louis, Missouri.- E. Ames, Iowa.- F. Baltimore, Maryland.- G. Summary.- V. The Economics of Resource Recovery.- A. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Resource Recovery.- B. Looking Ahead.- References.- 7 Solid waste Systems Planning.- I. Introduction.- II. Planning Methodology.- A. Questions and Decisions.- B. The Planning Process.- C. Long-Range Planning.- D. Short-Range Planning.- III. Evaluation Methodology.- A. Purposes and Objectives.- B. The Evaluation Process.- C. Application.- References.

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