Environmental and health impact of solid waste management activities:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. Royal Society of Chemistry © 2002
Series:Issues in environmental science and technology 18
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Item Description: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
Includes bibliographical references and index
Overview of waste management options / Kit Strange -- Health risks of materials recycling facilities / Toni Gladding -- Microbial emissions from composting sites / Jillian R.M. Swan, Brian Crook and E. Jane Gilbert -- Health effects and landfill sites / Andy Redfearn and Dave Roberts -- Emissions from solid waste management activities / Paul T. Williams -- Health impacts of waste incineration / Ari Rabl and Jo V. Spadaro -- Methodological issues related to epidemiological assessment of health risks of waste management / Helen Dolk
Solid waste management issues are a highly emotive topic. Disposal costs need to be balanced against environmental impact, which often results in heated public debate. Disposal options such as incineration and landfill, whilst unpopular with both the public and environmental pressure groups, do not pose the same environmental and health risks as, for example, recycling plants. This book, written by international experts, discusses the various waste disposal options that are available (landfill, incineration, composting, recycling) and then reviews their impact on the environment, and particularly on human health. Comprehensive and highly topical, Environmental and Health Impact of Solid Waste Management Activities will make a strong contribution to scientific knowledge in the area, and will be of value to scientists and policy-makers in particular
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 214 pages)
ISBN:0854042857
1591245389
1847550762
9780854042852
9781591245384
9781847550767

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