000 01595cam a2200253 4500
001 9289010231
020 _a9289010231
035 _a(Sirsi) 9289010231
060 _aWA 780
245 0 0 _aSolid waste management :
_bselected topics /
_cedited by Michael J. Suess.
260 _aCopenhagen :
_bWHO Regional Office for Europe,
_c1985.
300 _a210 p.
520 3 _aA collection of four state-of-the-art reviews covering available technologies for the treatment and disposal of solid wastes. The first chapter presents a model code of practice for assuring sound operational practice in the disposal of waste on land. The second chapter, devoted to composting, describes principles, applications, plant and machinery requirements, and technical procedures for the use of composting as an alternative to incineration or landfill. Incineration is covered in the third chapter, which provides full technical details on the design, specifications, operation, investment and maintenance costs of different municipal incinerators. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to the special problems of waste and wastewaters generated by animal feedlots. Technologies for the reuse and disposal of animal waste are presented in detail.
535 _aDC.EURO
546 _aeng.
561 _aWHO monograph
596 _a4
650 0 2 _aRefuse disposal.
690 _aCommunity Health and Primary Health Care.
700 1 _aSuess, Michael J.
710 2 _aWorld Health Organization.
_bRegional Office for Europe.
008 880205s1985 eng
942 _2NLM
_cMONOGRAPH
999 _c13126
_d13126