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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830761803321

Autore

Williams Paul T

Titolo

Waste Treatment and Disposal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, 2005

ISBN

9786610287611

0-470-01266-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 380 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

621.367

Soggetti

Refuse and refuse disposal

Refuse and refuse disposal - Government policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Waste -- Waste recycling -- Waste landfill -- Waste incineration -- Other waste treatment technologies: pyrolysis, gasification, combined pyrolysis-gasification, composting, anaerobic digestion -- Integrated waste management --.

Sommario/riassunto

This work covers the main areas of waste treatment and disposal from a UK viewpoint, with examples and comparisons with Europe, North America and the Far East. It also looks at legislative and economic aspects, and different types of waste.