An edition of The waste crisis (1999)

The waste crisis

landfills, incinerators, and the search for a sustainable future

The waste crisis
H. Y. Tammemagi, H. Y. Tammema ...
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An edition of The waste crisis (1999)

The waste crisis

landfills, incinerators, and the search for a sustainable future

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English
Pages
279

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Table of Contents

Waste
Starting from basics
Historical perspectives: what can we learn?
Integrated waste management: more than just landfills
Recycling and composting: making a molehill out of a mountain
Wastes: know your enemy
Landfills: how do they work?
Are there better disposal methods?
Incineration: the burning issue
Containment, encapsulation, and treatment
Case histories
The all-powerful NIMBY
A new approach
Futuristic garbology: a vision.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Norwich, N.Y. : Knovel, 2008. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to users at licensed institutions. Includes interactive index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.72/85
Library of Congress
TD794.2 .T36 1999eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 279 pages
Number of pages
279

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44940394M
ISBN 10
1601196822
ISBN 13
9781601196828
OCLC/WorldCat
291042941

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