Introduction to Waste Stream Management: Solid Waste
Improper disposal of hazardous substances removed from both air and water treatment can become solid waste problems. Thermal treatments, like the reciprocating grate incinerator, can be used to eliminate most of the volume of solids. When large am...
Introduction to Waste Stream Management: Pollution Prevention
Recycling industrial materials that would otherwise require treatment or landfilling is known as resource recovery and is part of an emerging area of pollution prevention. Some wastes are converted directly into useful energy in municipal waste-to-...
Waste, Part I: Hazardous Waste Sites: Del Amo
The Del Amo neighborhood of Los Angles is the location of two adjacent Superfund sites in close proximity to residential neighborhoods. It wasn't until after she moved into her Del Amo neighborhood that Cindy Babich began to investigate health compl...