Disposal of industrial and domestic wastes : land and sea alternatives / Board on Ocean Science and Policy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.

Can decision makers meaningfully compare land versus sea options for waste disposal? Using available scientific data on waste behavior and new studies from East and West Coast dump sites, this book shows how to use a matrix approach to rank the ecological and health consequences of any combination o...

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Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Ocean Science and Policy, Workshop on Land, Sea, and Air Options for the Disposal of Industrial and Domestic Wastes
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1984.
Subjects:	Refuse and refuse disposal. Factory and trade waste. Environmental policy. environmental policy. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Waste Management. Environmental policy Factory and trade waste Refuse and refuse disposal
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Table of Contents:

Executive summary of workshop report
Report of the Panel on Sludge Management and Public Policy
Definition of the problem
Constraints on policy implementation
Analytical methods and information needs for developing and assessing public policy on waste management
Conclusions
Report of the Panel on Marine Sciences
introduction
Ocean processes determining transport, fate, and effects
Case study: proposed deep-ocean discharge of sewage sludge
Ultimate fate
Overview
Report of the Panel on Land Disposal
Introduction
Waste properties
Site properties
Facility design properties
Report of the Panel on Biological Effects
Site evaluation
Criteria for evaluation of ecosystem effects
Information needs
Case Study A: Report of the Panel on Sewage Sludge
Introduction
The material
Available disposal and/or resuse options
Local considerations
Evaluation process
Summary
Case Study B: Report of the Panel on Industrial Wastes
Introduction
Consideration of alternatives
Impact assessment
Decision making
Case study
Conclusions and information needs.

Disposal of industrial and domestic wastes : land and sea alternatives / Board on Ocean Science and Policy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.

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