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Sheila A.: IMG On Storytelling: The Powells.com Interview with Donald Miller

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donaldmillerDonald Miller is a Christian writer, but the question that Miller asks with his latest memoir, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, is applicable to... Continue »
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    A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

    Donald Miller
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Waste Management and the Environment

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Of interest to environmental engineers, local authority representatives, waste disposal experts, research scientists, and civil and chemical engineers, this title presents contributions from the First International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment.

Topics covered include: Waste Management Strategies and Planning; Methodologies and Practices; Physical, Biological, Chemical and Thermal Treatment Methods; Waste Reduction; Landfills, Design, Construction and Monitoring; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Separation, Transformation and Recycling; Organic Waste for Soil Improvement; Biosolids, Composting and Agricultural Re-Use; Hazardous Waste; Liquid Sludge Treatment; Energy Recovery; Clean Technologies; Environmental Management; Pollution Monitoring and Control; Air Pollution Rehabilitation of Landfills; Institutional, Legal and Economic Issues; Pollution Reduction; Community Involvement and Education; and Case Studies.

Book News Annotation:

The 78 papers of this proceedings were first presented at a conference held in Cadiz, Spain in September 2002. The main themes are waste treatment technology, methodology and practice, clean technologies, bio- solids, composting, agricultural issues, organic waste for soil improvement, hazardous waste, landfill design, recycling, wastewater treatment. Among the topics of individual papers are use of recycled steel cans for road pavement, energy assessment of an integrated municipal solid waste management, household sorting behavior, consequences of vertical and lateral biogas diffusion, and a feasibility study of a high-efficient waste gasification process. Distributed in North America by Computational Mechanics, Inc.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

This book contains the proceedings of the First International Conference on Waste Management, one of the key problems of the modern world. Almost 80 contributions addressing a wide range of current issues are included. These are divided under the following broad subject headings: Advanced Waste Treatment Technology; Methodologies and Practices; Clean Technologies; Physical, Biological, Chemical and Thermal Treatment Methods; Biosolids, Composting and Agricultural Issues; Organic Waste for Soil Improvement; Hazardous Waste; Landfills, Design, Construction and Monitoring; Separation, Transformation and Recycling; Waste Management Strategies and Planning; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Community Involvement and Education.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781853129193
Editor:
Almorza, D.
Editor:
Brebbia, C. A.
Editor:
Sales, D.
Publisher:
WIT Press (UK)
Location:
Southampton, UK
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Refuse and refuse disposal
Subject:
Environmental aspects
Subject:
Environmental Engineering & Technology
Subject:
Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
#2001-05
Publication Date:
August 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
788
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