Recent Trends in Solid Waste Management [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ravindran, Balasubramani.

Contributor:

Gupta, Sanjay Kumar.

Bhat, Sartaj Ahmad.

Chauhan, Puneet Singh.

Tyagi, Neha.

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Table of Contents

Copyright

List of contributors

Chapter 1. Nutrient recycling of fly ashes from fast pyrolysis as an innovative treatment for organic waste

Abstract

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Characterisation of FPBO-ashes from different waste streams

1.3 Effect of FPBO-ashes on soil properties and plant yield: a case study

1.4 Legal aspects related to FPBO-ashes

1.5 Conclusions and final remarks

Acknowledgements

Declarations of interest

References

Chapter 2. Bioconversion of organic wastes into wealth by vermitechnology: a review

Abstract

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Vermiculture

2.3 Suitable earthworms

2.4 Substrates

2.5 Growth and fecundity

2.6 Vermicomposting

2.7 Change in physical properties of vermicompost

2.8 Change in chemical properties

2.9 Change in nutritional properties

2.10 Change in biological properties

2.11 Maturity indices

2.12 Conclusion

Contribution

Funding

Institutional review board statement

Informed consent statement

Data availability statement

Conflicts of interest

Further reading

Chapter 3. A sustainable approach for an integrated municipal solid waste management

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Functional elements and hierarchy of municipal solid waste management

3.3 Global scenario of municipal waste

3.4 Solid waste and its impacts

3.5 Sustainable solid waste management

3.6 Characterisation of urban solid waste

3.7 Optimisation approaches on solid waste collection and transportation

3.8 Types of solid waste collection system

3.9 Call-based collection and transportation

3.10 Bulky waste collection and transportation

3.11 User charges

3.12 Sustainable solid waste reuse and recycling approaches

3.13 Usage of MSW for the development of bioproducts

3.14 Treatment and disposal methods of solid waste

3.15 Conclusion

Chapter 4. Covid-19 pandemic and solid waste generation management strategies, challenges and approaches

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Healthcare waste composition

4.3 Hazardous waste from healthcare

4.4 Non-hazardous healthcare waste

4.5 Waste management strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

4.6 COVID-19 virus persistence and probable transmission via hospital solid waste

4.7 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quantity and composition of municipal solid waste

4.8 The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the waste management process

4.9 Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on littered waste

4.10 Primary waste disposal strategies: benefits and downsides comparing

4.11 Challenges

4.12 Potential for healthcare solid waste management strategies

4.13 Conclusions

References

Chapter 5. Conventional and modern waste treatment approaches

bioremediation of rubber waste

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ravindran, Balasubramani Recent Trends in Solid Waste Management

ISBN:

9780443152078

0443152071

OCLC:

1389610694

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