Waste Management

This book presents an integrated and holistic discussion on cadmium, lead and mercury toxicity in aquatic environments, expanding general concepts ...

Having a solid understanding of materials recycling is of high importance, especially due to the growing use of composites in many industries and i...

Superheated steam drying (SSD) has long been recognized for several major advantages it offers over other convective dryers, including high energy ...

In many African countries, access to electricity and modern energy fuels remains a significant concern. Over 570 million people in Sub-Saharan Afri...

Approximately 30 percent of the edible food produced in the United States is wasted and a significant portion of this waste occurs at the consumer ...

The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) is under construction near Richmond, Kentucky, two dispose of one of the two remaini...

This book reviews the recent scientific developments on mining and metallurgical wastes-based alkali-activated materials (MMWAAMs). Enormous quanti...

January 2012 saw the completion of the U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency's (CMA's) task to destroy 90 percent of the nation's stockpile of chem...

This book provides a multifaceted examination of solid waste management methods, the preparation, properties, and application of solid waste materi...

Environmental Hazards of Plastic Wastes: Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Clean-up focuses on the exploitation of various biological tre...

In 1943, as part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established with the mission to produce plutonium for nuclear weapon...

In the quest to mitigate the buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, researchers and policymakers have increasingly turned their attenti...

In 1943, as part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established with the mission to produce plutonium for nuclear weapon...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies have conducted activities to develop atomic energy for civilian and defense purpos...

Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report evaluates the general viability of the U.S. Department of Energy's...

This volume presents a selection of contributions from international environmental scholars and water researchers. The book includes significant to...

This book consists of selected papers from the 2022 4th International Conference on Environment Sciences and Renewable Energy, which was held as a ...

This book elucidates the growing application of greener technology with a circular economic approach and examines the connection among environment,...

This book demonstrates the variability and extension of environmental pollutants in water and wastewater, besides with recent technological develop...

This book presents microplastics pollution in land and water bodies, their hazardous effects, characterization approaches, and suitable means of ut...

This book consists of the most recent group of peer-reviewed research papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Civil Engineering, IC...

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of modern nanoscience, and encompasses advanced techniques of nanocomposite materials that ma...

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of modern nanoscience, and encompasses advanced techniques of nanocomposite materials that ma...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the challenges being faced in managing plastic waste and showcases innovative solutions that ca...