amount of e-waste. According to a report by MOEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests)‚ e-waste from old computers and mobile phones would jump by 500% and 1800% as compared to 2007 levels by 2020 in India. But before that‚ let us understand what exactly e-waste is‚ what are its implications and how companies are trying to curb this by using Green IT. Scenario of e-waste in India: Electronic waste (E-waste) in simple terms‚ refer to the discarded electronic devices. E-waste includes waste generated
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Techniques of Waste Heat Recovery Waste heat recovery is being more used more and more often today as it is becoming more effective‚ due to increasing energy prices‚ technological developments and a decrease in equipment costs. Heat recovery can be classified into three main strategies: recycling energy back into the process‚ recovering the energy for other onsite use and using it to generate electricity in combined heat and power systems. Once the system has been made as efficient as possible before
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Mumbai’s Waste Disposal Problems The 110 hectare Deonar dumping ground rises up to seven stories high‚ the dumping ground was opened in 1927 and accepted approximately 1‚450‚000 tonnes of waste in 2006. Currently‚ the site has approximately 9.2 million tonnes of waste in place. Dr Neelam Rane‚ vice-president of Smoke Affected Residents Forum (SARF)‚ said‚ "Until now‚ we were agitated because garbage from all over the city was dumped but now we find even bio-medical waste is being incinerated here
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1-51 Professional Ethics and Toxic Waste 1. Discuss why Rachel has an ethical responsibility to take some action about her suspicion of the illegal dumping of toxic wastes. Rachel has an ethical responsibility to take some action about her suspicion of the illegal dumping of toxic wastes because it is illegal to begin with and even though it might only be a suspicion‚ if it turns out to be true‚ under the eyes of the law if she knew about it and did nothing‚ she is just as guilty as the responsible
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Environmental Chemistry and Analysis Prof. M.S.Subramanian MODULE 1.5 Advanced Waste Water Treatment Removal Of Suspended Solids Microstraining Coagulation and flocculation Filtration Removal of dissolved solids Ion exchange Reverse osmosis Electrodialysis Removal of nitrogen Phosphate removal (chemical treatment) Phosphate removal (biological treatment) Removal of dissolved organic compounds Adsorption Sludge treatment and disposal Disinfection 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 11 13 Indian
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attributed to the fact that our world is steadily becoming all about convenience at all costs. Other top trash articles found in undesirable places are wrappers‚ aluminum cans‚ gum/gum wrappers‚ caps‚ lids‚ plastic bags‚ and advertisements and other paper items. Who is responsible for the problem? The people most often blamed for littering are teenagers‚ poorly educated people‚ and minorities. In reality‚ studies show that the people who contribute the most to the littering problem are drivers
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Why waste management is a global concern? Introduction Waste management is a method to manage the waste in order to avoid future problems related to affecting human health and the environment. Waste management and disposal issues are not just problem of a certain country or a continent. It is a global issue which should be addressed immediately. The importance of waste management was discussed formally for the first time in the Basel Convention‚ which is an international treaty. Waste management
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Health-care waste management in India is receiving greater attention due to recent regulations (the Biomedical Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules‚ 1998). The prevailing situation is analyzed covering various issues like quantities and proportion of different constituents of wastes‚ handling‚ treatment and disposal methods in various health-care units (HCUs). The waste generation rate ranges between 0•5 and 2•0 kg per bed per day. It is estimated that annually about 0•33 million tonne of waste are generated
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Electronic waste in Guiyu‚ China Introduction of the town: Guiyu is a town located in the Guangdong Province of southeast China. . The population consists of 200‚000 local residents and 200‚000 migrant workers living in the town. The town’s economy purely relied on agriculture before the late 80s. But after that‚ Guiyu has highly involved in e-waste recycling business. Not only myriads of farmers have abandoned agriculture and joined the recycling‚ but also migrant workers in other provinces
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Solid waste management is defined as the control of waste generation‚ storage‚ collection‚ transfer and transport‚ processing and disposal of solid wastes consistent with the best practices of public health‚ economics‚ financial‚ engineering‚ administrative‚ legal and environmental considerations. Solid waste is sewage other than hazardous waste. There are 8 categories of solid waste which are commercial waste‚ construction waste‚ domestic waste‚ industrial waste‚ institution waste‚ import waste‚ public
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