Natural processes and systems for hazardous waste treatment / / sponsored by Natural Processes and Systems for Hazardous Waste Treatment Task Committee of the Environmental Council [and] Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Say Kee Ong ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.42
• Soggetto topico: Hazardous wastes - Natural attenuation; Hazardous wastes - Biodegradation; Hazardous wastes - Environmental aspects
• Altri autori: OngSay Kee
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction; Sorption, Sequestration and Binding of Containments to Soils; Couples of Precipitation-Dissolution and Reduction-Oxidation Reactions; Biological Assimilation and Degradation; Photolysis and Photocatalytic Degradation; Phytoprocesses; Wetlands; Physical Processes and Natural Attenuation; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sponsored by the Natural Processes and Systems for Hazardous Waste Treatment Task Committee of the Environmental Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE. This report discusses the various natural processes for the attenuation and degradation of hazardous compounds and considers the application of these processes within inexpensive natural systems. New chemical compounds are continually being created to meet specific industrial applications and human uses. Release of these compounds into the environment is inevitable, and their contamination of natural resources, as well as their effect on human health, remain an important global ecological concern. Many compounds degrade in the presence of various natural processes, so there is a need to understand whether new compounds will persist in the environment or will eventually break down innocuously. Major attenuation processes that are covered include: sorption and sequestration, biodegradation and assimilation processes, photo-processes, phyto-processes, oxidation-reduction, and physical processes. Extensive up-to-date references are included, as well as numerous illustrations, tables, and case studies. This book serves as a reference for undergraduate or graduate students, as well as for practicing professionals.
• Titolo autorizzato: Natural processes and systems for hazardous waste treatment
• ISBN: 0-7844-7205-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911004838203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II