This unique volume covers many aspects of waste management in developing countries. There is a focus on various sources of waste including the pressing issues of agricultural, medicinal, industrial, and urban waste, and emerging problems with e-waste, nanowaste, and microplastics in marine environments. This volume addresses the critical environmental issues resulting from rapid urbanization and industrialization, particularly in the developing world. High-end technologies that can utilize waste as a resource to generate products, processes, and revenue are also discussed.
Features
ISBN: | 9780367655112 |
Publication date: | 30th December 2022 |
Author: | TC Bamunuarachchige, H K S de Zoysa |
Publisher: | CRC Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 296 pages |
Series: | Urbanization, Industrialization, and the Environment |
Genres: |
Environmental science, engineering and technology Environmental medicine Life sciences: general issues Waste management Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology Civil engineering, surveying and building Chemistry |