Landfill Disposal Articles on Environmental XPRT

What classifies as water pollution and why is it an issue?

The UN declared 2005-2015 as the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’. Yet each day thousands of people still die as a result of contaminated water. This does not even take into account the millions of organisms that perish every year thank to polluted water sources. Water pollution is a huge issue that is made more so by the fact that unfortunately, water is ...

Sep. 13, 2017

By Aquaread Limited

Waste Disposal

Introduction The final step in the waste management process is waste disposal, the permanent isolation of waste. Some wastes can be managed and disposed safely with existing facilities and proven methods. Other Department of Energy (DOE) wastes require more complex disposal facilities. DOE has conducted extensive research into alternative waste disposal methods and has concluded that deep ...

Jan. 1, 1997

By U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

A case study on a sustainable alternative to the landfill disposal of spent foundry sand

Many small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are being forced to change the way they manage and dispose of waste. In part, this change has been due to the introduction of landfill taxes by the government, implemented to encourage companies to look at suitable and sustainable alternatives. This case study examines the application of key performance indicators (KPI) to monitor SMEs spent ...

Jan. 13, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Landfill disposal of unused medicines reduces surface water releases

The pharmaceutical industry is conducting research to evaluate the pathways and fate of active pharmaceutical ingredients from the consumer to surface waters. One potential pathway identified by the researchers is the disposal of unused pharmaceutical products that are discarded by consumers in household trash and disposed of in municipal solid waste landfills. This study was designed to evaluate ...

May 3, 2012

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Optimal allocation of landfill disposal site: a fuzzy multi-criteria approach

Due to rapid population growth and economic development, there has been a significant increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in India. The estimated solid waste generation in India ranges from 100g per capita per day in small towns, 300-400g per caipta per day in medium cities and about 500g per capita per day in large cities. As per the available trend the amount of waste generated ...

Nov. 12, 2007

By University of Tehran

Inox in a landfill

For collection and transport of leachate, landfill sites are using various types of pumps. Grindex electrical corrosion resistant pumps provide the volume needed where pneumatic pumps and other submersibles pumps fall short. One of the landfills in Illinois has 18 Grindex corrosion resistant pumps in operation and they now have plans to replace all remaining submersibles with Grindex INOX pumps. ...

Feb. 21, 2011

By Grindex Pumps

Landfill clearance

Selling 8,000 pieces of furniture each day means the folks at Raymour & Flanigan Furniture have to contend with packaging for 8,000 pieces of furniture each day. And that's a whole lot of cardboard, plastic and polystyrene. But the Liverpool, N.Y.-based retailer has been aggressively tackling its waste streams in recent years and just added a new program to handle the large amount of ...

Oct. 1, 2007

By RecycleTech, Corp.

Landfill Diebesstieg/Disposal Centre, Salzgitter-Diebesstieg, Germany: Landfill Leachate Ozone Treatment Plant

Since June 1994, the Salzgitter-Diebesstieg landfill has been operated by the 'Disposal Centre Salzgitter GmbH' as a municipal waste landfill for the urban area of Salzgitter. The permit for this landfill stipulated that a plant be constructed for treating the accumulating leachate. Based on the water qual- ity requirements for direct discharge into a waterway, from Appendix 51 of the ...

Feb. 15, 2008

By Degremont Technologies - a subsidiary of Suez Environnement

The Trouble with Asbestos Disposal

Hailed as a miracle mineral because of its superior fire resistance and tensile strength, asbestos was installed abundantly into our built environment for over 200 years. However, once it was established that this undeniably useful resource was a dangerous carcinogen, Australia and many other countries enacted strict regulations for handling asbestos and asbestos containing material (ACM). There ...

Jan. 28, 2014

By ABCOV Companies , LLC

Hazardous waste disposal in the UK

Custom and practice have exerted a powerful influence on waste management in the UK. A notable feature is the role of local government, which remains dominant despite expanding legislation and the increasing technical complexity of waste management. The private sector has long had a major role in the transporting and disposal of hazardous waste. The Environmental Protection Act of 1990 ...

Sep. 16, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Landfill leachate as a mirror of today's disposable society: Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern in final leachate from landfills in the conterminous United States

Final leachates (leachate after storage or treatment processes) from 22 landfills in 12 states were analyzed for 190 pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), which were detected in every sample, with the number of CECs ranging from 1 to 58 (median = 22). In total, 101 different CECs were detected in leachate samples, including 43 prescription pharmaceuticals, 22 ...

Nov. 12, 2015

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Untitled Document Overview We're all aware of the importance of following safety precautions when we work with hazardous chemicals. ...

Jul. 18, 2005

Hazard assessment of waste disposal sites. Part 2: a holistic approach for landfill leachates

The review of literature and computer models described in Part 1 of this paper led the authors to conclude that a quantitative hazard assessment methodology does not exist, in holistic terms, for landfill leachate. Although there are various reports and models addressing different aspects of the methodology, they are not integrated and show different degrees of completion. This part of the paper ...

Nov. 3, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Landfill Gas Monitoring Procedures

Purpose of Document The purpose of this document is to provide standardized procedures for California Integrated Waste Management Board (Board) inspectors to use when performing landfill gas (LFG) monitoring during routine disposal site inspections. The standardization of procedures is intended to produce an acceptable level of confidence in the monitoring. This document presumes that each ...

Feb. 1, 1999

Electrochemical treatment of landfill leachate

Electrochemical methods can offer an elegant contribution towards environmental control as electrons provide a means of removing pollutants by redox reactions. In the process of electrochemical oxidation the main aim has been to convert oxidisable species into carbon dioxide. Leachate originating in landfills is complex wastewater that could exert high environmental impact. This study aims to ...

Sep. 26, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Keeping APCr out of Landfill

The CIWM have recently featured an article by our very own Dr David Deegan in the latest edition of their magazine. The article explains why Tetronics International were unhappy to be informed recently that Defra ministers had taken the decision not to remove the ...

May 23, 2017

By Tetronics (International) Limited

EU Directive on the Landfill of Waste

The Commission has adopted a new Proposal on the Landfill of Waste. The objective of this Proposal is to reduce the impact of waste disposal on the environment. Disposal of waste is the option of last resort in the hierarchy of waste management principles as stated by the Commission in its Waste Strategy Review of July 1996. In the Review the Commission gives clear preference to minimization and ...

Jan. 1, 1997

Cement kiln dust landfill

Client: Confidential Location: Southam, Rugby Services: Hydrogeological risk assessment , data interpretation. Issues: Poor background groundwater quality, dewatering, potential risk to controlled waters Summary: ESI provided the data analysis, interpretation and hydrogeological risk assessment ...

Oct. 7, 2011

By ESI Ltd - Environment Specialists

Monitoring And Analysis of Landfill Gases

CoGDEM is the trade association representing manufacturers and service providers who are active in the field of gas detection instrumentation and environmental monitoring apparatus. Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd was one of the founding members of CoGDEM, and in this article their Product Manager of Fixed Systems, Andy Avenell, gives an update on Landfill Gas. Landfill is by far the most ...

Dec. 14, 2009

By Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd - a Halma company

The Health Impact of Nonhazardous Solid Waste Disposal in a Community: The Case of the Mare Chicose Landfill in Mauritius

The disposal of nonhazardous solid waste on the island of Mauritius is centered on the Mare Chicose landfill. Because of health concerns in the community, the authors conducted a health impact survey, took measurements of height and weight, and compared the results with a control locality. After adjusting for confounding factors, the authors observed that numerous complaints were significantly ...

Jul. 1, 2009

By National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

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