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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Motivation The other day I was waiting at the station for my train. Next to me a young lady was nonchalantly leaning against the wall. Suddenly, she took a cigarette pack out of her handbag, pulled out the last cigarette, put it between her lips, crushed the empty pack, threw it on the ground and hedonistically lit the cigarette. I thought to myself, 'What a behavior !'. The nearest trashcan was just five meters away. So I bent down, took the crushed pack and gave it back to her, saying that she had lost it. She looked at me in a rather deranged way, but she said nothing and of waste to the trashcan. brought the piece Often people are not aware of the waste they produce. They get rid of it and that's it. As soon as the charming lady dropped the cigarette pack, the problem was solved for her. The pack was on the ground and it suddenly no longer belonged to her. It is taken for granted that somebody else will do the cleaning up. There is a saying that nature does not produce waste. For long as humans obtained the goods they needed from the ground where they lived, the waste that was produced could be handled by nature. This has drastically changed due to urbanization and waste produced by human activities has become a severe burden.…

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. 2002. The environmental impact of traditional waste management practice has become a central concern in industrialized countries. The past decades have seen a dramatic development in the technology for reducing air pollution caused by incineration as stipulated by clean air policies in industrialized countries. Toxic and/or valuable and rare elements are still dispersed into the environment under current practice for the disposal of treated or untreated waste materials. This book results from the discussion among scientists, engineers and authorities; and hopes to contribute towards the implementation of future sustainable waste management practices. TOC:From the contents: Introduction.- Waste Disposal: What are the impacts.- Recycling, Thermal Treatment and Recovery.- Biological and Bio-Mechanical Processes.- Advanced Thermal Treatment Processes.- Ecology: Which Technologies Perform Best.- Assessing and Improving Social Compatibility.- Towards Sustainable Waste Management.- Concluding Remarks. From the contents: - Introduction - Waste Disposal: What are the impacts - Recycling, Thermal Treatment and Recovery - Biological and Bio-Mechanical Processes - Advanced Thermal Treatment Processes - Ecology: Which Technologies Perform Best - Assessing and Improving Social Compatibility - Towards Sustainable Waste Management - Concluding Remarks Sprache englisch Maße 155 x 235 mm Einbandart gebundenAbfallentsorgung Heavy metals Material fluxes Municipal solid waste waste management Waste treatment ISBN-10 3-540-44100-X 354044100X ISBN-13 978-3-540-44100-7 9783540441007 The environmental impact of traditional waste management practice has become a central concern in industrialized countries. The past decades have seen a dramatic development in the technology for reducing air pollution caused by incineration as stipulated by clean air policies in industrialized countries. Toxic and/or valuable and rare elements are still dispersed into the environment under current practice for the disposal of treated or untreated waste materials. This book results from the discussion among scientists, engineers and authorities; and hopes to contribute towards the implementation of future sustainable waste management practices. In deutscher Sprache. 534 pages. 24,3 x 16,3 x 2,6 cm.…

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…