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Solid Waste Landfilling

Concepts, Processes, Technology

  • 1st Edition - November 29, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Raffaello Cossu, Rainer Stegmann
  • Language: English

Solid Waste Landfilling: Concepts, Processes, Technology provides information on technologies that promote stabilization and minimize environmental impacts in landfills. As the ma… Read more

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Description

Solid Waste Landfilling: Concepts, Processes, Technology provides information on technologies that promote stabilization and minimize environmental impacts in landfills. As the main challenges in waste management are the reduction and proper treatment of waste and the appropriate use of waste streams, the book satisfies the needs of a modern landfill, covering waste pre-treatment, in situ treatment, long-term behavior, closure, aftercare, environmental impact and sustainability. It is written for practitioners who need specific information on landfill construction and operation, but is also ideal for those concerned about the possible return of these sites to landscapes and their subsequent uses for future generations.

Key features

  • Includes input by international contributors from a vast number of disciplines
  • Provides worldwide approaches and technologies
  • Showcases the interdisciplinary nature of the topic
  • Focuses on sustainability, covering the lifecycle of landfills under the concept of minimizing environmental impact
  • Presents knowledge of the legal framework and economic aspects of landfilling

Readership

Environmental scientists and engineers, landfill operators and regulators, waste management companies

Table of contents

1. General Aspects2. Landfill Concepts3. Processes4. Ex-Situ Treatments5. Geotechnical Aspects6. Landfill Hydraulic Aspects7. Liner Systems8. Drainage Systems9. Gas Management10. Leachate Management11. Topcovers12. Leachate Recirculation13. Planning and Design14. Sustainable Landfilling15. Operation16. Aftercare and Afteruse17. Environmental Impacts18. Uncontrolled Emissions19. Remediation20. Special Waste Landfilling21. Economic Aspects

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 29, 2018
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Raffaello Cossu

Raffaello Cossu is Full Professor in Waste Management and Dean of the Environmental Engineering School at Padova University. He is Chairman of "Sardinia" International Symposia on Waste Management and Landfilling, and “Venice” Symposium on Biomass and waste to energy; Co-chairman of Crete Conference on Hazardous waste. Dr. Cossu is Past President of IWWG (International Waste Working Group) and is currently Editor in Chief of the journal Waste Management published by Elsevier, He has authored more than 200 articles and conference papers and co-edited four international books on landfilling technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Hydraulics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

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Rainer Stegmann

Rainer Stegmann retired in 2008 as Professor Head of the Institute of Waste Management at the Hamburg University of Technology. He has been a visiting professor at several Universities and has coordinated several international and national research projects. He is a member of the environmental advisory board for waste company Shanks, UK. And Chairman of IWWG (International Waste Working Group). Dr. Stegmann has authored more than 300 scientific papers and several international books.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Waste Management, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

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