Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sources and Demand -- Storage -- Conveyance -- Treatment -- Distribution -- Wastewater (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-) -- Sources -- Conveyance -- Treatment -- Discharge -- Stormwater -- Collection and Conveyance -- Culverts -- Storage -- Treatment -- Parks and Recreation (ASCE 2009 Grade: C-) -- Solid Waste (ASCE 2009 Grade: C+) -- Collection -- Transfer -- Recycling and Reuse -- Composting -- Landfills -- Incinerators -- Hazardous Waste (ASCE 2009 Grade: D) -- Superfund -- Brownfields -- Chapter 6: Construction Sites -- Introduction -- Security -- Staging Areas -- Equipment -- Trailers and Storage Containers -- Cranes -- Excavators -- Bulldozers -- Loaders -- Skidsteers -- Dump Trucks -- Earthmovers -- Lifts -- Blasting Equipment -- Piledrivers -- Dewatering -- Ready-Mix Concrete Trucks -- Concrete Pumping -- Concrete Forms -- Falsework -- Utilities -- Erosion Control -- Chapter 7: Infrastructure Systems -- Introduction -- Systems Overview -- Infrastructure Components as Systems -- Intra-Sector Systems -- Inter-Sector Systems -- The "Big Picture'' System -- Chapter 8: History, Heritage, and Future -- Introduction -- Themes -- Transportation -- Roads -- Canals -- Bridges -- Water Distribution and Treatment -- Water Distribution -- Water Treatment -- Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment -- Wastewater Conveyance -- Wastewater Treatment -- And Then There Was More... -- The Future -- Chapter 9: Analysis Fundamentals -- Introduction -- The Nature of Analysis -- The Analysis Process -- Case Study: Creation of the Rational Method -- Analysis Applications -- Construction Engineering Analysis Application-Gantt Charts -- Environmental/Water Resources Engineering Analysis Application-Open Channels -- Geotechnical Engineering Analysis Application-Soil Size Analysis -- Municipal Engineering Analysis Application-Stormwater Runoff…”

“…Aquest llibre deixa constància de la proliferació i la complexitat dels fenòmens que esperen els qui s'interessen per les transformacions que el saber experimenta al nou territori de les imatges, compost per una intrigant mescla de tradició i postmodernitat tecnològica…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Opportunities and Challenges in Resource Recovery From Waste -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Classification of Wastes -- 1.3 Significance of Waste Recovery -- 1.4 Requirements for a Circular Economy and Resource Recovery -- 1.4.1 Societal Requirements -- 1.4.2 Municipal Requirements -- 1.5 Recovery Status and Opportunities -- 1.5.1 Organic Matter Compost and Energy Potential Utilization -- 1.5.2 Anaerobic Digestion -- 1.5.3 Plastics Recycling and Recovery -- 1.5.4 Refuse-Derived Fuel -- 1.5.5 Inert Waste Recycling -- 1.5.6 Carbon-Based Materials -- 1.5.7 Incineration -- 1.5.8 Heavy Metal Recovery -- 1.6 Challenges -- 1.6.1 Approach of Public and Mixing Up of Wastes -- 1.6.2 Recovery Feasibility -- 1.6.3 Climate-Solid Waste Relation -- 1.6.4 Income Distribution of Population -- 1.6.5 Policies and Framework, Fund Allocation Implications -- 1.7 Possible Strategies for Improved Resource Recovery -- 1.7.1 Decentralization of Waste -- 1.7.2 Extended Producer Responsibility -- 1.7.3 Public Sentiments and Waste Prevention Behaviour -- 1.7.4 Incorporating Technology -- 1.7.5 Improved Data Reliability On Waste Composition -- 1.7.6 Policy Implementation -- 1.7.7 Formal-Informal Sector Collaboration -- 1.8 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Best Available Techniques for Organic Livestock Waste Management in Russia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Materials and Methods -- 2.3 Results -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Bioenergy From Organic Waste: Translation of Technology From Laboratory to Land -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Biomethanation Process -- 3.2 Development of Advanced High-Rate Anaerobic Digesters: Significance and Indigenization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…La traction animale et le développement durable en Afrique subsaharienne -- Introduction -- La traction animale et l'économie familiale -- Effets positifs de la traction animale dans le domaine économique -- Les effets négatifs de la traction animale dans le domaine économique -- La traction animale et les relations sociales -- Les effets positifs de la traction animale sur les relations sociales -- Les effets négatifs de la traction animale sur les relations sociales -- La traction animale et la production de matière organique -- La production de fumure organique et l'entretien de la fertilité des sols -- La fumure de parc -- La production de fumier -- La production de compost -- Les facteurs limitant la production de fumure organique -- L'épandage de la fumure organique dans les champs -- Autres effets positifs pour améliorer le bilan organique des exploitations -- L'enfouissement des résidus agricoles -- L'amélioration de l'utilisation des pailles -- L'amélioration de la production fourragère -- La gestion des risques liés à la traction animale -- Le risque d'érosion des sols -- Généralités -- La variabilité des risques selon les outils -- La traction animale et la protection des sols -- Les aménagements anti-érosifs -- La culture attelée conservatoire -- Les techniques de profilage des terrains -- La gestion des ressources agro-sylvo-pastorales -- Le risque de déboisement -- Le risque de dégradation des berges et d'ensablement des cours d'eau -- Le risque de disparition des zones de parcours -- Le risque de disparition des espèces taurines traditionnelles -- Conclusion -- 11. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…18.3 Treatment Goals -- 18.4 Composting -- 18.4.1 Process description -- 18.4.2 Stage of development -- 18.4.3 Operational requirements -- 18.4.4 Environmental and health concerns -- 18.4.5 Configurations -- 18.5 Vermicomposting -- 18.5.1 Process description -- 18.5.2 Stage of development -- 18.5.3 Operational requirements -- 18.5.4 Environmental and health concerns -- 18.5.5 Configurations -- 18.6 Terra Preta Sanitation -- 18.6.1 Process description and stage of development -- 18.6.2 Operational requirements -- 18.6.3 Environmental and health concerns -- 18.6.4 Configuration -- 18.7 Dehydration -- 18.7.1 Process description -- 18.7.2 Stage of development -- 18.7.3 Operational requirements -- 18.7.4 Environmental and health concerns -- 18.7.5 Configurations -- 18.8 Pasteurization -- 18.9 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 19: Aerobic elimination of organics and pathogens: greywater treatment -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Composition and Treatability -- 19.2.1 Organic compounds -- 19.2.2 Xenobiotics -- 19.2.3 Pathogens -- 19.3 Technologies for Aerobic Treatment -- 19.3.1 Removal of organic compounds -- 19.3.2 Xenobiotics removal -- 19.3.3 Pathogen removal -- 19.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 20: Biological nitrogen conversion processes -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Biological Nitrogen Conversion -- 20.2.1 Nitrogen uptake -- 20.2.2 Nitrification -- 20.2.3 Heterotrophic denitrification -- 20.2.4 Anaerobic ammonium oxidation(Anammox) -- 20.3 Nitrogen Stabilization in Urine -- 20.3.1 Conditions in stored urine -- 20.3.2 Nitrification without base dosage -- 20.3.3 Complete ammonia oxidation with base dosage -- 20.3.4 Use of nitrified urine -- 20.4 Nitrogen Removal from Urine -- 20.4.1 Nitritation/anammox in a two-reactor set-up -- 20.4.2 Nitritation/anammox in a single reactor -- 20.5 Nitrogen Removal from Blackwater…”

“…This book comprises 5 chapters covering areas such as, recycling of polystyrene, polyesters, PC, WEEE and wood waste, together with compostable polymers and nanocomposites…”

“…This book reports research on the utilization of organic waste through composting and vermicomposting, biogas production, recovery of waste materials, and the chemistry involved in the processing of organic waste under various processing aspects. …”

“…In section ""Vermicomposting"" the importance of maintaining pure cultures was discussed from the viewpoint of growth rate and the reproduction of composting species. This section includes article describing the management-related issues like roles of physicochemical parameters of soil and feed mixture on growth and reproduction of commercially important species of earthworm…”

“…Good nutrient management and proper composting of organic materials are options that can be used to enhance the productivity of soil. …”

“…Many books cover the importance of composting for reducing the amount of organic wastes in landfills. …”
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“…The reader can find several studies on the degradation of biodegradable polymers under composting conditions; however, novel bacteria that degrade polymers considered non-biodegradable in other, unusual conditions (such as conditions of high salinity) are also presented…”

“…The reader can find several studies on the degradation of biodegradable polymers under composting conditions; however, novel bacteria that degrade polymers considered non-biodegradable in other, unusual conditions (such as conditions of high salinity) are also presented…”

“…Economic growth and urbanisation, however, have posed serious environmental challenges, including: increased greenhouse gas emissions from industry and transport; rapid depletion of underground water sources; pollution of water sources from untreated commercial, medical, domestic and agricultural waste water; and inefficient waste management, where less than 10% of domestic waste is composted and recyclable materials are mixed with other waste and landfilled. …”

“…I saggi di questo volume analizzano opere composte in tempi e luoghi diversi per provare a cogliere le modalità attraverso cui gli storici del medioevo hanno spiegato le ragioni che li hanno indotti a dedicare tempo, fatica e impegno alla stesura di testi dalle caratteristiche particolari che non rientrano nei canoni della letteratura o della trattatistica e la cui stesura non prevede una specifica formazione."…”
Sumario

“…Facendo della zattera un'allegoria della capacità di progettare, Francesco Faccin raccoglie in questo libro dieci storie emblematiche e di ispirazione, che ci ricordano l'importanza dell'intuizione e della capacità di rompere le regole quando necessario.Il viaggio attraverso l'Oceano Pacifico di Thor Heyerdahl nel 1947, le balsas costruite dai cubani per sfuggire al regime di Fidel Castro, le imbarcazioni dei pescatori in Camerun composte interamente di bottiglie di plastica, la mongolfiera con cui un muratore e un meccanico nel 1979 attraversarono il confine della Germania Est [...]" -- Editor…”