Landfills and recycling centers : processing systems, impact on the environment and adverse health effects /
Landfills have been targeted by geophysical methods in order to investigate their environmental impacts. In fact, landfills have been the classic way to deposit domestic and industrial waste and have generated a large range of negative environmental impacts in groundwater and soils. These problems o...
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Nova,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety
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Summary: |
Landfills have been targeted by geophysical methods in order to investigate their environmental impacts. In fact, landfills have been the classic way to deposit domestic and industrial waste and have generated a large range of negative environmental impacts in groundwater and soils. These problems often persist even after the effective use of the landfills and subsequent recovery processes. Owing to their characteristics, landfills are difficult to access and because of the general lack of accurate information regarding the shape, nature of the refuse, history and development of the landfill, non-invasive, non-destructive methods and sometimes autonomous data acquisition devices must be used to monitor impacts and to investigate and prevent groundwater and soil contamination. This book discusses processing systems, environmental impacts and adverse health effects of landfills and other recycling centers. |
Carrier Form: | xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781634637923 1634637925 |
Index Number: | TD795 |
CLC: | X705 |
Call Number: | X705/L256-5 |