Waste, Part I: Municipal Landfills
When it was opened in 1948, the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island in New York was supposed to be a temporary measure of only five years duration. Built on a wetlands with no liner to prevent groundwater contamination, the site has been kept in o...
Thermal Treatment Technologies: Wet Air Oxidation
Wet air oxidation is a process in which organic matter in an aqueous solution can be oxidized and release heat, provided that oxygen is present under increasing pressure. With the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, and the requirements that it...
The Semiconductor and Electronics Industry: Obsolete Computers and the Environment
Throughout the 1960's and 70's, mainframe computers were expected to have long, useful lives. But with rapid advances in technology, and the phenomenal growth of the personal computer, yesterday's million-dollar computers are now only valuable as s...