Waste management 1. What are the health problems due to air pollution 2. What are the effects on health due to water pollution 3. Describe Minamata disease 4. What are the main diseases caused by pesticides 5. What was the main reason for the disappearance of the Indian vulture 6. Describe biomagnifications 7. Why do we need waste management 8. What is wet scrubber method? 9. What are the three types of radio active waste. Where are they generated 10. Distinguish
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Food Waste? Too valuable to waste! According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Department‚ in Hong Kong‚ solid waste generated daily weighs around 17000 tones‚ of which around 30% is organic matter (2700 tones) which is roughly equal to 120 double-deck buses in size. Compared this to the US where‚ revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency‚ only 12% of waste stream was scrap of food in 2005. Extra care in disposal is required for these putrescible wastes‚ otherwise nuisance
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Waste Management Introduction In 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development formulated the concept of „sustainable development‟ (United Nation 1987); this notion‚ recalling „needs‟ and „limitations‟ for present and future generations‚ implied in all decision-making a combination of economic‚ social and environmental concerns (Sales et al. 2006). In 1992 the Rio Conference confirming this idea (United Nation 1992) heralded the concept of social compatibility as a third dimension
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Hazardous waste and its proper disposal have become a major sociological problem today due to its capability of contaminating the area in which we live and its potential to be lethal to all living things. In order for the United States and the rest of the world to save itself from a potentially life threatening problem they must fix the causes which lead to the improper disposal of hazardous wastes and like materials. Some reasons that hazardous waste has become a problem in the United States today
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Waste Minimization Techniques Mike Lancaster Green Chemistry Network Waste Treatment Cost of Waste PREVENT TREAT & DISPOSE DISPOSE Cost of Waste Legislation 1900 2000 1 Waste Minimization Techniques • • • • Prevention is better than cure Get it right at the R&D stage Chemists do not have all the answers! The answer lies within a multi-disciplinary team – – – – – chemists chemical engineers production business health‚ safety‚ environment specialists
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10 Waste Management Coordinating Lead Authors: Jean Bogner (USA) Lead Authors: Mohammed Abdelrafie Ahmed (Sudan)‚ Cristobal Diaz (Cuba)‚ Andre Faaij (The Netherlands)‚ Qingxian Gao (China)‚ Seiji Hashimoto (Japan)‚ Katarina Mareckova (Slovakia)‚ Riitta Pipatti (Finland)‚ Tianzhu Zhang (China) Contributing Authors: Luis Diaz (USA)‚ Peter Kjeldsen (Denmark)‚ Suvi Monni (Finland) Review Editors: Robert Gregory (UK)‚ R.T.M. Sutamihardja (Indonesia) This chapter should be cited as:
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Throughout most of history‚ the amount of waste generated by humans was insignificant due to low population density and low societal levels of the exploitation of natural resources. Common waste produced during pre-modern times was mainly ashes and human biodegradable waste‚ and these were released back into the ground locally‚ with minimum environmental impact. Tools made out of wood or metal were generally reused or passed down through the generations. However‚ some civilizations do seem to
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Municipal waste is disposed of in three different ways. As of 2004 it is estimated that 71 percent is land filled‚ 16 percent incinerated‚ and 13 percent recycled. Other wastes that have to be disposed of are nuclear and hazardous wastes. The environmental effects of different waste management solutions will be discussed as well as ideal ways‚ in my opinion‚ to dispose of different forms of solid wastes. Landfills are the most commonly used form of disposing wastes today. It is also a form
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE‚ ATTITUDES‚ AND PRACTICES ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OF A FISHING COMMUNITY Mary Ann B. Nicolas Thesis Student College of Development Communication University of the Philippines Los Baños Dr. Ma. Theresa H. Velasco Adviser and Chairperson Department of Science Communication College of Development Communication‚ University of the Philippines Los Baños Nancy Tandang Statistical Consultant and Assistant Professor I Institute of Statistics
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Participation in Solid Waste Management: Challenges and Prospects. A case of Kira Town Council‚ Uganda By Mukisa Philemon Kirunda The master thesis is carried out as a part of the education at the University of Agder and is therefore approved as such. However‚ this does not imply that the University answers for the methods that are used or the conclusions that are drawn. Supervisor: Åke Bjørke The University of Agder‚ Kristiansand December 2009 Public Participation in Solid Waste Management:
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