Science of Waste

This book examines all types of waste and their impacts, and discusses the potential ways to mitigate them through recycling and reuse strategies.

List of contents

Waste by Any Other Name? Cave to Allegorical Cave to Present. Waste? It's in the Garbage Can. Litter. Ocean Dumping. E-Waste. Food Wastes. Solid Waste, Landfills & Leachate. Dry Tombs to Wet Dumbs. Incineration. Animal Waste. Human Waste. Glossary.

About the author

Frank R. Spellman is a retired assistant professor of Environmental Health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. and author of over 155  books. Spellman has been cited in more than 400 publications; serves as a professional expert witness; incident/accident investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and a private law firm; and consults on Homeland Security vulnerability assessments (VAs) for critical infrastructure including water/wastewater facilities nationwide. Dr. Spellman lectures on sewage treatment, water treatment and homeland security and health and safety topics throughout the country and teaches water/wastewater operator short courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). He holds a BA in public Administration; BS in Business Management; MBA; Master of Science, MS, in Environmental Engineering and PhD Environmental Engineering.

Summary

This book examines all types of waste and their impacts, and discusses the potential ways to mitigate them through recycling and reuse strategies.

Product details

• Authors: Frank R. Spellman, Frank R. (Spellman Environmental Consult Spellman, Frank R. (Spellman Environmental Consultants Spellman, Spellman Frank R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781032172149
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217214-9
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Natural Resources, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Science / Environmental Science, Waste Management, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Civil engineering, surveying and building