International perspectives on municipal solid wastes and sanitary landfilling : a report from the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association (ISWA) Working Group on Sanitary Landfilling (WGSL) /
This volume provides a perspective on how different countries cope with the municipal solid waste problem politically, administratively, and technically--with a particular focus on sanitary landfilling. Fifteen countries report on the quantities of such waste generated, its composition, and on vario...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; San Diego :
Academic Press,
1990.
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| Series: | International solid waste professional library.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume provides a perspective on how different countries cope with the municipal solid waste problem politically, administratively, and technically--with a particular focus on sanitary landfilling. Fifteen countries report on the quantities of such waste generated, its composition, and on various management methods used. In addition they report on sanitary landfilling, the impacts of past practices, current practices for leachate control, and landfill gas management. Finally, the role of government, new handling strategies, and likely future directions in waste management are discussed. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |